http://www.uigeo.org/2009/11/15/supporters-unite-around-geo/ Graduate Employees' Organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.uigeo.org/2009/11/15/supporters-unite-around-geo/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Werner Lange Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:33:12 +0000 http://www.uigeo.org/?p=632#comment-47 As the advisor of the Sociology Club of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, I strongly support the current strike for workplace justice and the courageous strikers who are defending quality higher education not only at the University of Illinois but throughout the United States. It is time for the longstanding discriminatory and exploitative treatment of graduate student employees at the University of Illinois and everywhere else to finally end and never return. Quality labor deserves quality wages and benefits, not slave wages and serf treatment. This strike for justice resonates on campuses throughout America and beyond with the words of the prophet: Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everlasting stream! As the advisor of the Sociology Club of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, I strongly support the current strike for workplace justice and the courageous strikers who are defending quality higher education not only at the University of Illinois but throughout the United States. It is time for the longstanding discriminatory and exploitative treatment of graduate student employees at the University of Illinois and everywhere else to finally end and never return. Quality labor deserves quality wages and benefits, not slave wages and serf treatment. This strike for justice resonates on campuses throughout America and beyond with the words of the prophet: Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everlasting stream!

]]> http://www.uigeo.org/2009/11/15/supporters-unite-around-geo/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Garett Gietzen Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:28:27 +0000 http://www.uigeo.org/?p=632#comment-39 I am pleased to learn of the show of support by "7 unions, 2 churches, 1 professional society, 16 campus organizations, and 54 professors." You specifically acknowledge and post responses from two of these, which I appreciate, but note that all of the supporters have made "public statements." Given this, might you let us know who these supporters are? It would be great to know of those who join the cause in solidarity. Thanks. I am pleased to learn of the show of support by “7 unions, 2 churches, 1 professional society, 16 campus organizations, and 54 professors.” You specifically acknowledge and post responses from two of these, which I appreciate, but note that all of the supporters have made “public statements.” Given this, might you let us know who these supporters are? It would be great to know of those who join the cause in solidarity. Thanks.

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