Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO)

GEO represents graduate student instructors (GSIs) and graduate student staff assistants (GSSAs) at the University of Michigan.

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COVID-19 Actions

GEO Ends Historic Strike; Forces Progress on COVID, Policing Demands

September 16, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Tonight, GEO membership voted to accept the University’s second offer and end our historic, abolitionist strike for a safe and just campus amid a global pandemic. At our largest general membership meeting to date,

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GEO Membership Votes to Extend Historic Strike for a Safe and Just Campus

On Sunday night, members of Graduate Employees’ Organization 3550 (GEO) at the University of Michigan voted to extend their historic, abolitionist strike for a safe and just campus for an additional five days, starting at 12:00 AM on Monday, September

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GEO Membership Votes to Reject Offer, Continue Work Stoppage

September 9, 2020 — Today, members of Graduate Employees’ Organization 3550 (GEO) at the University of Michigan voted to reject the university’s initial offer and remain on strike for demands calling for a safe and just campus. Membership previously authorized

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GEO Is On Strike!

For the most frequent updates, follow GEO on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.) Effective at 12:00am on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, GEO membership has authorized a strike for a safe and just campus for all. Please follow our social media

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GEO Statement following Work Stoppage Ballot Results: Membership Authorizes Walk-Out over Pandemic and Policing Demands

September 7, 2020 — This past weekend, members of GEO’s bargaining unit – currently employed Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) and Graduate Student Staff Assistants (GSSAs) – voted overwhelmingly to authorize GEO leadership to call a strike. 79 percent of voters

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Graduate Employees’ Organization
AFT Michigan 3550, AFL-CIO
umgeo@geo3550.org 
734-995-0221

  

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Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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