Fellow workers, Your bargaining committee, with the backing of over 50 members, met with the university’s bargaining team yesterday. We hoped for a positive response to our comprehensive proposal that would bring us closer to a tentative agreement to deliver the dignity and economic relief our members deserve. Instead, they countered with a proposal package … Continue reading Bargaining Update and Call to Action – open organizing meeting 7/6!
GEO statement on overturning of Roe V. Wade
Fellow workers, Yesterday the news broke that the US Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v. Wade decision. We are both saddened and outraged by the implications this ruling has for people across the country who will no longer have access to safe abortions. GEO’s stance is that access to safe and free abortions is … Continue reading GEO statement on overturning of Roe V. Wade
GEO bargaining update – the state of bargaining
Fellow workers, On Tuesday, May 24, GEO’s Bargaining Committee met with the administration to continue negotiations for our next contract. More than a dozen rank-and-file members joined us at the table, and together we sent admin a clear message: the semester may be over, but we’re not going to accept anything less than a fair … Continue reading GEO bargaining update – the state of bargaining
GEO Bargaining Update 5/19 and call to action for next bargaining session
Fellow Workers, GEO’s bargaining committee met with the university yesterday to continue negotiating our next contract. We reached tentative agreements on several proposals, including some big wins for GEO. We agreed to language that guarantees access to pregnancy-related accommodations, including lactation spaces, for graduate workers on-campus. The new language commits the university to providing lactation … Continue reading GEO Bargaining Update 5/19 and call to action for next bargaining session