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Urbana-Champaign (July 18): On July 19, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO, IFT/AFT Local 6300) will host a public Tuition Waiver Forum at 5:30pm at the University YMCA. The forum is in response to a change in tuition waiver policy in the College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA).
Beginning this [...]
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 [...]
An Open Letter to top University of Illinois Administrators
From the Graduate Employees’ Organization
April 19, 2010
Dear Sirs and Madams,
As you know, the State of Illinois owes the University of Illinois system about $500 million, with a significant portion of that amount due to the Urbana campus. As the budget crisis has come to a head, we [...]
As outlined in the following press release, the University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate Employees’ Organization has voted overwhelmingly to call a strike against the Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois. Members of the UIUC GEO are taking a van of supporters up north on Tuesday, April 6, at 7 am – currently [...]
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
UC United Coalition challenges University of Illinois administration to follow example of Southern Illinois University in freezing tuition
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (March 4) – On March 4, 2010, over 300 members [...]
UC UNITED RALLY FOR AN ACCESSIBLE, DIVERSE, AND DEMOCRATIC UIUC: 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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