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Upcoming Events with the GEO

As we get settled into a new academic year, keep in mind the following first-month events with the GEO – let’s all keep up the good work to protect our contract and the future of public education in Illinois!

1.  First Steward’s Council meeting of the year, Wednesday, September 1, 5:30 pm in the YMCA, 1001 [...]

August 31st, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: UIUC coalitions, activities, events, labor movement, take action | Leave a comment

Open Letter to top UI Administrators from the GEO

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 [...]

April 19th, 2010 | Category: UIUC coalitions, activities, current issues, events, labor movement, news, press coverage, take action | 2 comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UIUC GRADUATE EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATION TO JOIN UC UNITED COALITION ON LOBBY DAY AT SPRINGFIELD APRIL 21

GEO SENDS OPEN LETTER TO UIUC ADMINISTRATION ASKING TOP ADMINISTRATORS TO JOIN EDUCATION EMPLOYEES TO LOBBY FOR STATE SUPPORT

Urbana-Champaign (April 19): On April 21, about 50 members of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) will join the UC United Coalition at the Illinois state capitol to lobby for increased support [...]

April 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: UIUC coalitions, activities, current issues, events, labor movement, news, press coverage, take action | One comment

GEO Officer Elections – April 7-9

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 [...]

April 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: activities, current issues, events, news, take action | Leave a comment

Press Release Announcing Yesterday’s Demonstrations!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OVER 300 GRAD EMPLOYEES FROM ALL THREE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GRADUATE EMPLOYEE UNION LOCALS STAGE 11/12 DEMONSTRATIONS 11/12 IN SUPPORT OF UIUC AND UIC GRADUATE EMPLOYEES’ ORGANIZATION CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

DEMONSTRATION AT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING IN SPRINGFIELD INSPIRES PUBLIC CONVERSATION BETWEEN GEO LEAD NEGOTIATOR AND TOP UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ADMINISTRATORS

UIUC GEO HAS VOTED TO AUTHORIZE [...]

November 13th, 2009 | Category: UIUC coalitions, activities, bargaining, events, news, press coverage, take action | Leave a comment

Work-In

GEO members turned out in huge numbers for the first WORK-IN. There were over 100 GAs and TAs in the Illini Union making visible the work they do every day from grading to meeting with students to planning classes.
The Work-in was so successful that GEO members have decided to continue it every week.
The Work-in will [...]

October 21st, 2009 | Category: activities, events | Comments are closed