Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO), the Undergraduate-Graduate Alliance (UGA), and the Campus Faculty Association (CFA), joined roughly 15,000 Illinois residents and union members on April 21 for “Lobby Day” in the state capitol. Forming one of the largest rallies in Illinois’ history, participants marched around the statehouse holding signs reading “S.O.S.” and chanting [...]
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Please join us in welcoming the Graduate Employees’ Organization’s 2010-2011 Coordinating Committee: Co-Presidents: Stephanie Seawell (History) and Katie Walkiewicz (English); Treasurer: Karen Lichtman (Linguistics); Communications Officer: Natalie Uhl (Anthropology); Grievance Officer: Christopher Simeone (English); Officers-at-Large: Leighton Christiansen (Library and Information Science), Christina De Angelo (Theatre), & Michelle Salerno (Spanish, [...] GEO Officer Elections for 2010-11 will be held this week from April 7-9, beginning at a General Membership Meeting April 7 at 5:30 pm in the YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street in Champaign, and continuing throughout the day on April 8 and 9 in the GEO office (2nd floor of the YMCA, 1001 S. Wright [...] To the editors: The GEO has been organizing since the early 1990’s for democracy in the workplace, better education, increased stipends, better benefits, and other changes to make life as a Teaching, Research, or Graduate Assistant better. Graduate employees have been organizing at the University of Illinois since the early 1970s when a group called the Assistants Union first [...] Co-Presidents Grievance Officer Communications Officer Treasurer At-Large Officers Stewards’ Council representatives to CC Stewards’ Council Co-Chairs Staff Office Welcome to our New GEO Officers for 2009-10, who were elected by the members at our membership meeting in April. Our Bargaining Team met for the first time with the Administration’s |
NewsUpcoming Events with the GEO on August 31st, 2010 Tuition Waivers Threatened Again (VIDEO) on July 23rd, 2010 EMERGENCY TUITION WAIVER FORUM - STOP THE ATTACK ON THE ARTS AT UIUC! on July 8th, 2010 Open Letter to top UI Administrators from the GEO on April 19th, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UIUC GRADUATE EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATION TO JOIN UC UNITED COALITION ON LOBBY DAY AT SPRINGFIELD APRIL 21 on April 19th, 2010 Latest CommentsOn Tuition Waivers Threatened Again (VIDEO) on August 23rd, 2010 On Tuition Waivers Threatened Again (VIDEO) on August 21st, 2010 On FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GEO RESPONDS TO CHANGE IN TUITION WAIVER POLICY IN THE COLLEGE OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS AT UIUC WITH PUBLIC FORUM ON POLICY CHANGE on August 6th, 2010 On FAA Tuition Waivers on July 23rd, 2010 On FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GEO RESPONDS TO CHANGE IN TUITION WAIVER POLICY IN THE COLLEGE OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS AT UIUC WITH PUBLIC FORUM ON POLICY CHANGE on July 19th, 2010 |
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