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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 [...]

iRally Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OVER 200 UIUC GRADUATE EMPLOYEES STAGE 8 AM RALLY FOR A FAIR CONTRACT AT U of I iHOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER – GRADUATE EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATION TO HOLD STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE NOVEMBER 4-6.

URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (October 26) – At 8 am on Monday, October 26, over 200 members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) and [...]

for parents

Graduate employees, spouses and undergrads have formed a caucus to advocate for improved dependent coverage and childcare resources at UIUC. Email geo(at)uigeo.org to find out how to get involved.
For grads who are also parents, here are a few resources which you may find useful…

Caring for Dependents

UIUC Dependent Healthcare InsuranceYou can purchase dependent healthcare through the [...]

healthcare

Graduate healthcare at the University of Illinois is spread among a variety of plans and campus units. Primary care is provided through the McKinley Health Center, which also includes a women’s health unit and some counselling facilities. The University also has a Counselling Center which provides “services that address the psychological, educational, social, and developmental [...]

form a caucus

GEO Caucuses are formed by members to help constituency groups within the membership work together to make sure their voices and their concerns are heard within both the GEO and the University community.
Select a caucus below to learn more about it…
LGBTQA Caucus

CRAAC!

Parents Caucus
To learn more about forming your own caucus, contact the GEO office [...]

Full Text of 2006-2009 TA/GA Contract

(signed 3/26/07)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I PURPOSE
ARTICLE II RECOGNITION
ARTICLE III NONDISCRIMINATION
STATEMENT
ARTICLE IV APPOINTMENT TERMS
ARTICLE V ORIENTATION AND TRAINING
ARTICLE VI EVALUATIONS
ARTICLE VII HOURS OF WORK
ARTICLE VIII USE OF UNIVERSITY
RESOURCES
ARTICLE IX MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
ARTICLE X EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
ARTICLE XI EXPENSES
ARTICLE XII DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION
ARTICLE XIII PERSONNEL FILES
ARTICLE XIV STIPENDS
ARTICLE XV HEALTH CARE
ARTICLE XVI DUES DEDUCTION AND
FAIR [...]

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 [...]

for parents

Reform Visa Restrictions for International Grads

The GEO is currently circulating a petition urging IL Congressmen to advocate for international graduate students by supporting visa-immigration reform. Currently a number of UIUC international graduate students have experienced difficulty visiting families overseas, attending academic conferences abroad, and continuing their studies without interruption.
International GEO members have joined a coalition of domestic and international grads [...]

Graduate Student Health Care Survey

The University has hired a health care consultant to examine the costs and benefits of various health insurance plans in an effort to procure quality, low cost health insurance for UI students. In an effort to ensure that our needs are represented during the consultations with the University and health care providers, the GEO [...]