Bargaining News
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Fall 2026: Bargaining Update + FAQ
Fall 2026: Bargaining Update + FAQ Despite our efforts to engage in good-faith bargaining with UM Academic HR (AHR), the University has yet to offer…
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(Mini) Bargaining Bulletin #21: back2bargaining: a new salary counterproposal and 1 new tentative agreement
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(Mini) Bargaining Bulletin #20: HR is more worried about union dues than visa fees
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(Mini) Bargaining Bulletin #19: What does a GSRA do? Academic HR and U-M can’t tell you.
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Bargaining Bulletin 11: HR’s loophole! If you fire employees, they don’t need protections?!
At least according to HR at the table, defending Taubman College’s baseless firing of a graduate worker that led to them being detained by ICE.…
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Bargaining Bulletin 10: GSIs teaching 2000 students. Class size caps now!
In Issue #10 – we pass class sizes, unfair hiring practices, and special conferences articles. Read more below!
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Bargaining Bulletin 9: GSRAs in the union! Bargaining underway
Plus, we passed several articles at our second session with HR. The mediator didn’t even come! Read more in Bargaining Bulletin #9 below!
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Bargaining Bulletin 8: We won open bargaining!!
At our first mediated session after the 28-day pause, HR conceded to open bargaining and we were able to pass several important proposals. Read more…
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Bargaining Bulletin 7: 28 days! Let’s get our sh*t together
Big updates to share: the Michigan Employment Relations Commission has ordered a 28-day pause. Read on to find out what grad workers will do in…
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Bargaining Bulletin 6: Grad workers say “ICE out!” HR shuts the door in our face!
Read Bulletin #6! This past week, grad workers prepared to present our ICE Off Campus demands — some of the most urgent issues on campus…
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Bargaining Bulletin 5: HR stalls over table placement and lack of name placards
HR Stalls Over Table Placement and Lack of Name Placards! Read more in the bulletin below: What happened at the table: HR refused, again, to…
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Bargaining Bulletin 4: Temperatures drop to all-time low—but HR sinks even lower!
What did grad workers do when yet another week at the table went by with HR refusing to negotiate in person? They kept their cool,…
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Bargaining Bulletin 3: HR won’t show up. We won’t back down.
Hot off the presses, it’s bargaining bulletin #3! Knowing that they can’t formally refuse open bargaining, HR has refused to bargain altogether, refusing to sit…
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Bargaining Bulletin 2: Flip-flop! HR refuses to bargain
Check out Issue #2 of our bargaining bulletin, featuring HR’s unwillingness to sit down at the table!
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Bargaining Bulletin 1: Bargaining kicks off with a bang!
Hot off the presses (laptops), it’s the return of the GEO Bargaining Bulletin! Keep up to date with reports back from the bargaining table, as…
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GEO, U-M Reach Settlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Graduate Employees’ Organization 3550 August 29, 2023 ANN ARBOR—Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO), American Federation of Teachers Local…
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Negotiation Bulletin #47: Grads Celebrate Historic Contract With a Vow to Keep Fighting for the Future
On August 25th, GEO members voted to ratify our new contract, with 97% voting for ratification. This officially ends GEO’s historic, 146-day strike for affordability…
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Graduate Workers Rally and Ratify New Contract
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Graduate Employees’ Organization 3550August 25, 2023 Graduate Workers Rally and Ratify New Contract ANN ARBOR— On Friday, August 25, 2023, members…
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GEO Members Vote to Reach Tentative Agreement
According to GEO President Jared Eno, “members’ decision to authorize the bargaining team to reach a tentative agreement reflects the major gains we’ve won in…
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Graduate Workers Vote to Pass Comprehensive Counterproposal to U-M HR at Aug 10 General Membership Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Graduate Employees’ Organization 3550 August 11, 2023 Graduate Workers Vote to Pass Comprehensive Counterproposal to U-M HR at Aug 10…