• Fall Term 2010 GEO Bargaining Sessions Dates and Topics

    GEO Bargaining Sessions will run from 1-5pm at the Palmer Commons. Any presence helps! Come anytime, and leave when you have to. The first session…

  • Bargaining Begins Today! (Dec. 1)

    GEO and the University are starting negotiations for your 2011-2014 contract! All bargaining sessions are open to all GEO members, and we encourage members to…

  • GEO Membership Meeting: Wed Nov 17 6:00pm-7:30pm

    GEO will be having a General Membership Meeting (GMM) on Wednesday, November 17 · 6:00pm – 7:30pm in the Rackham Amphitheater. At this meeting we’ll…

  • GEO Members Adopt Platform, Elect Bargaining Team

    GEO members gathered together in the Michigan League Ballroom on Tuesday to kick off the 2010-11 Contract Campaign, electing Renee Echols as Lead Negotiator and…

  • Membership Meeting Materials

    At the Tuesday, October 12 General Membership Meeting we’ll be discussing the provisional bargaining platform and deciding whether to modify, remove, or add to the…

  • Come to the GEO Membership Meeting! 10/12 7:00pm

    The first GEO Membership meeting of the term will held October 12 at 7:00 pm in the Michigan League Ballroom. This is an important one.…

  • Bargaining Committee Meeting! Thurs. 3 pm

    The Bargaining Committee will be meeting Thursday, May 27, 3-5 pm in the GEO office! If you’re interested in joining the committee, come to this…

  • Bargaining Platform Online Survey!

    GEO members: please complete a bargaining platform survey and make your concerns known! TAKE THE SURVEY Results will help determine the importance of different issues…

  • Bargaining Platform Development: Make your voice heard!

    GEO is currently at work developing an initial Bargaining Platform for 2010-2011 contract negotiations! An initial platform will be voted on at the April 14…

  • Events: MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Stewards’ Council, Activism Factory!

    GEO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Wednesday, April 14 7 pm – 8 pm The U Club in the Michigan Union It’s our second and last membership…

  • GEO / UM Tentative Agreement

    GEO UM Tentative Agreement The file above contains a full text PDF of the Tentative Agreement reached between GEO and UM on March 25, 2008.…

  • PDF of tentative agreement

    Tentative Agreement (scan) We’re working on putting together a clean copy of the tentative agreement for members to review. In the meantime, here’s a pdf…

  • Stewards Meeting, Membership Meeting, pictures!

    STEWARDS COUNCIL MEETING Tonight, 7 pm, at GEO. Discuss the walkout, our tentative agreement, and the upcoming membership meeting. MEMBERSHIP MEETING Monday March 31, 7…

  • Walkout news coverage

    Here are some links to news coverage leading up to, during, and following yesterday’s walkout, which ended with the university and GEO reaching a tentative…

  • Tentative agreement reached with university; Wednesday walkout cancelled

    Dear GEO members and supporters, Due to our successful walkout today, which shut down activity across campus, the Administration asked to reenter bargaining this afternoon…

  • 2nd Day of Walkout AVERTED!

    GEO’s Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement with UM on all major issues.  Details to follow. There will be a GEO Membership Meeting on…

  • Walkout and negotiations update; members’ meeting tonight!

    The administration has requested to start bargaining again with GEO. The GEO bargaining team will meet with the administration’s bargaining team at GEO’s office this…

  • GEO Solidarity Letters

    For our brothers and sisters who would like to send letters of support to administrative figures at the University, here is a list of fax…

  • GEO walkout shuts down construction sites; members picket North and Central Campuses

    GEO’s walkout began at 5 am this morning with GEO members at loading docks and construction sites at the Stadium and Ross School of Business.…

  • GEO WALKS OUT

    GEO WILL GO FORWARD WITH ITS PLANNED WORK STOPPAGE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 25 AND WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 The bargaining team for the University left negotiations…