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Emergency Rally to Save Sonogram Services at McKinley!

Tuesday, December 16, Noon-1pm
Entrance to McKinley Health Center
Members of the GEO Healthcare Working Group just learned on Thursday of McKinley’s plans to cease sonogram service by January 1, 2009.
We were lied to in our Labor Management meetings when HCWG members met with McKinley director Palinkis months ago about Women’s Health at McKinley. [...]

bargaining update

Currently, bargaining updates can be found at our bargaining website at http://www.geocontract.org/. Please check out that site for the latest bargaining news and information!
November 2008
Contract negotiations are just around the corner. The results from this survey will help the GEO Bargaining Committee develop a set of priorities which will become our Bargaining Platform. [...]

history

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.

New Officers for 08-09!

We’re happy to announce our new GEO officers for the 2008-09 year! Join us in congratulating these officers and collaborating with them as we continue the important work of building our union! Contact information for these officers is available here.
Elected by the membership…
Co-Presidents: Kerry Pimblott (History) & John Gergely (Physics)
Communications Officer: Keith Taylor (Human & [...]

Resolution against “Unofficial”

GEO Passes Resolution Condemning “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day”
In accordance with the bylaw on Endorsement of a Public Awareness and/or Social Advocacy Campaign, both the Coordinating Committee (2/25/08) and Stewards’ Council (2/27/08) have unanimously voted to endorse the following resolution:
WHEREAS, “Unofficial St Patrick’s Day” is a bar-developed holiday that reduces Irishness to slogans like ‘Drink Until [...]

New Officers!

We’re happy to announce our new GEO officers for the 2007-08 year! Join us in congratulating these officers and collaborating with them as we continue the important work of building our union! Contact information for these officers is available here.
Elected by the membership…
Co-Presidents: Brian Dolber (ICR) and Sang Lee (Urban Planning)
Communications Officer: Will Hope (Anthropology)
Treasurer: [...]

Contract and Work Action Frequently Asked Questions

We’ve put together the following documents to better educate GEO members about our contract bargaining. Both are in PDF form.
Contract FAQ – This document is meant to provided answers to frequently asked questions regarding the history and current state of bargaining.
Work Action FAQ – This document is meant to provide answers to frequently [...]

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 [...]

Labor and the Humanities: Prospects and Possibilities

The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities will be holding a forum, “Labor and the Humanities: Prospects and Possibilities”, on Tuesday, February 7 at 3:30pm in the Humanities Lecture Hall, IPRH at 805 West Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana. Please join us in discussing the following questions:
- What does the labor force in the humanities look [...]

join GEO!

The Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) is a democratic, volunteer-run union that has been fighting to improve graduate working conditions since 1988. Graduate employees come together through GEO to have influence over decisions which affect our every day lives. This post is intended to help you navigate the GEO site and decide whether you want to [...]