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Our current Grievance Officer, Michelle Owen, has had to resign due to scheduling conflicts. Michelle has done a great job and we are sorry to see her go! As per the GEO Constitution, we must hold a special election for another Grievance Officer. This person’s term would begin as soon as the election results are determined, [...] The GEO contract prevents bargaining unit members from being furloughed. The administration may seek to furlough other unionized campus workers, however, including academic professionals and civil service employees. Julie Wurth’s full article is available from the News-Gazette. The following excerpt includes a statement from GEO Communications Officer Peter Campbell: Union officials also raised questions about the [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] As of today, 7 unions, 2 churches, 1 professional society, 16 campus organizations, and 54 professors, including several department heads, have issued public statements of support for the GEO. The Undergraduate/Graduate Alliance, representing over a dozen Registered Student Organizations and hundreds of undergraduates, [...] |
NewsNew Report on Unionization in the US on February 8th, 2010 Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on January 27th, 2010 Interim Grievance Officer Needed on January 11th, 2010 Champaign News-Gazette: Cuts likely for UI's union, civil service employees on January 9th, 2010 GEO Lead Negotiator Kerry Pimblott on Illinois World Labor Hour on December 15th, 2009 Latest CommentsOn FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - UIUC GEO MEMBERS VOTE TO RATIFY TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH UI BOARD OF TRUSTEES: STRIKE OFFICIALLY OVER on January 19th, 2010 On FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - UIUC GEO MEMBERS VOTE TO RATIFY TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH UI BOARD OF TRUSTEES: STRIKE OFFICIALLY OVER on January 19th, 2010 On faq on January 11th, 2010 On history on January 11th, 2010 On MAJOR VICTORY FOR LABOR on November 19th, 2009 |
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