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GEO Call to Action on March 4

RALLY: March 4, 2010 – assemble at Alma Mater at noon, march at 12:15, rally in front of Swanlund 12:30-12:50. Electronic versions of flyers and posters can be downloaded here. RSVP here, and see the event website here. A copy of the UC United Press release announcing the rally is available on this post after [...]

AFT On Campus covers the GEO strike

The article, titled “Tuition Waivers Protected in Illinois: Graduate employees stand up for essential provision”, can be found on page 2 of the current issue of AFT On Campus.

Also, an article and photo covering to the GEO’s pre-strike contract negotiations and demonstrations can be found on page 12 of the Nov/Dec issue, which is also [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – UIUC GEO MEMBERS VOTE TO RATIFY TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH UI BOARD OF TRUSTEES: STRIKE OFFICIALLY OVER

GEO STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH STUDENTS AND WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND UIC IN THEIR ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION

GEO TO CONTINUE WORKING AGAINST PRIVATIZATION AND CORPORATIZATION OF [...]

MAJOR VICTORY FOR LABOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GEO STRIKE COMMITTEE VOTES TO OFFICIALLY SUSPEND STRIKE

TEACHING AND GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AT UIUC RETURNING TO WORK PENDING CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UIUC STRIKE CONTINUES TUESDAY 11/17 AT 8 AM

ADMINISTRATION SPREADS MISINFORMATION ABOUT PICKET LINES

URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (November 17): On Tuesday, November 17, at 8 am, the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO), AFT/IFT Local 6300, AFL-CIO, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), will continue its strike against the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. [...]

Open letter to UIUC faculty regarding international students and the strike

Dear UIUC Faculty,

Greetings from GEO! We are writing to you today to ensure that you are
aware of the rights of international students and employees to
participate in activities related to collective bargaining. Most
especially, we want to emphasize to you that international graduate
students who are members of GEO and are employed in the GEO bargaining
unit have the [...]

American Association of University Professors Statement of Support

From the AAUP website at http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/about/pres/let/gradstrike.htm.

This morning at 7:45 I was on the University of Illinois campus for a graduate student employee rally. After a bargaining update, we moved in groups to begin picketing key campus buildings. The Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was going [...]

Phone/Email your Support for the GEO

The Graduate Employees’ Organization, AFT/IFT Local 6300, AFL-CIO at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, calls for the support of undergraduate students, parents of undergraduates, and citizens of Illinois. As a final recourse to secure tuition waivers for graduate employees, the GEO has authorized a strike against the Board of Trustees of the University of [...]

GEO Responds To Provost Easter Massmail

At 10:05 pm, Provost Easter of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign issued a massmail spreading further misinformation about the GEO’s imminent strike. The GEO will officially respond here – please distribute widely. Also, our press release in the post just below this contains a more detailed response to Easter’s misleading claims.

In his email, Easter [...]

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION OF GEO AND ADMIN TUITION WAIVER PROPOSALS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GEO REFUTES UIUC ADMINISTRATION’S CLAIMS REGARDING CONTRAT NEGOTIATIONS

TUITION WAIVERS HAVE BEEN A CENTRAL ISSUE SINCE APRIL; ADMINISTRATION REFUSES TO GUARANTEE CONTINUATION OF [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS UC UNITED COALITION STAGES 300 PERSON MARCH AND RALLY FOR MARCH 4TH NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION on March 4th, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS UC UNITED COALITION STAGES...

GEO Disputes Administration Budget Claims, Releases "UI Budget Myths and Facts" Document on March 3rd, 2010
UC UNITED RALLY FOR AN ACCESSIBLE, DIVERSE, AND DEMOCRATIC UIUC:...

GEO Call to Action on March 4 on March 2nd, 2010
RALLY: March 4, 2010 - assemble at Alma Mater at...

GEO Encourages Members to Vote in UI Student Elections on March 2nd, 2010
This is a special notice about the U of I...

GEO to Hold Town Hall for UIUC Student Trustee Candidates on February 22nd, 2010
The GEO has invited all four of the Student Trustee...

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