U of I Graduate Employees’ Organization Contests State Ethics Policy, Issues Statement on Free Speech, Academic Freedom

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, October 3?Responding to the state policy that prohibits state employees from voicing their political affiliations, the University of Illinois Graduate Employees? Organization (GEO) issued a statement demanding protection under the First Amendment.
-On September 18th, University staff and [...]

The University of Illinois recently announced that to comply with the ethics rules of the state, no university employee may engage in political activity while on campus. Check out the University’s statement here.
In response the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has released the following statement:

THE AAUP REAFFIRMS GRAD EMPLOYEE AND STAFF RIGHTS

According to University [...]

The date of our next General Membership Meeting has been changed. Mark your calendars for April 24, 5:30pm, at the YMCA.
If you have items you would like added to the agenda, email Steven Jug
The most important item, of course, will be OFFICER ELECTIONS. If you are interested in serving as an officer next year, please [...]

Thursday, February 23rd at 5:30pm GEO members will gather for a general membership meeting to discuss the upcoming contract negotiations. Since the current TA/GA contract and the benefits it guarantees expire in August 2006, we will be discussing members’ top priorities for the next contract at Thursday’s general membership meeting. Hope to see you [...]