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Links

A lot of labor related stuff can be found at AFL-CIO. The American Federation of Teachers an 87,500-member national union, which represents graduate employees at universities across the country including the Universities of Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Kansas, is also present on the web, as well as the Illinois Federation of Teachers. For links to [...]

GEO Hosts AGEL Conference

On May 22-25, the GEO will be hosting the Alliance of Graduate Employee Locals (AGEL) conference!
All GEO members are encouraged to participate in all or part of the conference, including meals and the nighttime social activities.
If you are planning to attend, please contact Dave Beck
Click here to see the conference agenda.

coalitions

The GEO is a member of the following coalitions:
1. Coalition Against Coke Contracts

The GEO Stewards’ Council voted to join the UIUC Coalition Against Coke Contracts on November 7, 2005. Currently, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has a five year exclusive contract with the Coca-Cola that is up for renewal in 2007. This exclusive contract [...]

in the news

The News-Gazette
Graduate employees hold rally for higher pay
Published Online Dec 7, 2006
By Christine Des Garennes
With temperatures hovering around freezing and less than a week to go before final exams begin, University of Illinois graduate employees took a break from studying and grading Wednesday to rally on campus for higher pay.
The Graduate Employees’ Organization and the [...]

Study Shows Grad Unions Improve Collegiality

by Toby Higbie

A study by Tufts University researcher Gordon Hewitt exposes several arguments
used against graduate student unions as baseless. In particular, the study
shows that unions do not disrupt the educational relationship between
graduate students and their faculty mentors.

"These findings demonstrate that the relationship of faculty and
graduate students is not negatively affected by collective bargaining,"
said Hewitt. "Administrators [...]

Graduate Employee Union Contracts

Below are links to contracts won by graduate employee unions around the
country. These contracts were negotiated by graduate employees for graduate
employees. They guarantee basic rights and a powerful voice in the decision
making process on each of the campuses. This is what GEO is fighting for!

For a summary of some of the most notable provisions in [...]

Graduate Student Fees

Interested in what our colleagues at the Ohio State University, University of Michigan, Rutgers and other universities are doing to address student fees? Click on the title to read an article on the fee waivers at Rutgers and University of Michigan and how other graduate employees are mobilizing to include fee waivers in their union [...]

join GEO!

The Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) is a democratic, volunteer-run union that has been fighting to improve graduate working conditions since 1988. Graduate employees come together through GEO to have influence over decisions which affect our every day lives. This post is intended to help you navigate the GEO site and decide whether you want to [...]

GEO Glossary: your complete guide to union jargon

GENERAL
Bargaining Unit: The workers who are legally represented by a union and are covered under the terms of the union’s contract. The unit may include all employees or may be limited according to type of work performed. At the University of Illinois, the GEO bargaining unit is approximately 2700 GAs and [...]

FAQ

General Questions about GEO

What is the Graduate Employees’ Organization, and what are its goals?
Why should I join the GEO?
Who is allowed to be a member of the union?
Are there other universities with graduate employee unions?

Contract Questions

Did we already have the protections stipulated in the contract?
What do I do if the contract has been [...]