Bargaining News

  • VOTE! RALLY! CONTRACT!

    Last night, GEO’s membership in attendance at a membership meeting voted to send out a strike ballot to ALL union members. In the next few days, members will be VOTING on whether to authorize the Stewards Council to call a two-day work stoppage next week, if the union’s demands are still not met. If you…

  • At the table: Bargaining Update

    As GEO’s contract expires today, read about what the latest status is at the bargaining table. (In a nutshell, the only strike platform issue that GEO and UM have reached significant agreement on is parental leave.) And don’t forget all the important events (see below) happening this week as we lead up to a potential…

  • UPCOMING EVENTS

    As GEO continues to negotiate with the university, there are lots of critical events in the next couple of weeks leading up to a potential job action. YOUR attendance is important and shows the university our strength as a union, and the seriousness of our demands! BARGAINING SESSIONS Thursday, March 13, 11-5: Palmer Commons, Great…

  • Educating undergrads about GEO’s negotiations

    GSI Talking Points For Discussing the Job Action/GEO with Undergraduate Students (or anyone else!) Below are talking points and general approaches that GSI’s can use for discussing the job action with their students. Since different approaches work better in different contexts and with different personalities, these are simply intended as possible tools that we can…

  • Bargaining update; bargaining schedule

    The most recent bargaining update – including info about the strike platform that GEO members approved, and some recent proposals from the University – is available in this week’s At the Table. Starting today, bargaining sessions will be held twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. It’s as important as ever to show up and…

  • This week in pictures

    With GEO’s contract set to expire just over a week from now (March 1), the membership has stepped up visibility and discussions of contract priorities. At last night’s membership meeting, we voted to extend the contract’s coverage by two weeks (read the Daily article here, and we voted on a strike platform. The Rackham amphitheater…

  • Membership Meeting: February 20, 2008

    Our Contract expires on March 1, 2008 and the Contract Campaign is heating up! At the next membership meeting, Wednesday February 20, 7 pm, Rackham Amphitheater (4th floor), we will: 1. Have a bargaining update 2. Vote on a strike platform 3. Begin discussion of possible job actions 4. Get psyched. Your attendance is extremely…

  • This week at GEO: Stews, Bargaining, Love

    STEWARDS COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, February 13, 7 pm @ GEO. Everyone is welcome!!! BARGAINING SESSION: NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS Thursday, February 14, 11 am – 4:30 pm, Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room A special Valentine’s Day edition of UM and GEO’s bargaining! Be sure to bring your red GEO t-shirt and chocolate for the bargaining…

  • The Milk of Administration Kindness

    Tired of sour milk? Come to this week’s Bargaining Session: Thursday, 11-4:30, Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Room, and show the administration your support for 9%!

  • At the Table (and in the room): Jan 31 bargaining update!

    For in-depth coverage of the January 31 bargaining session between GEO and UM – at which UM summarily rejected nearly *all* of GEO’s contract proposals – check out this week’s At the Table. UM countered GEO’s Salaries proposal (Article 10) with a proposal for a 2% wage increase for each of the next 3 years,…

  • This week at GEO

    STEWARDS MEETING Wednesday, February 6, 7 pm @ GEO If you missed last week’s membership meeting, or if you want to talk more about what happened there, think about coming to this week’s Stews meeting, open to all members. BARGAINING SESSION Thursday, February 7, 11-5 pm @ Palmer Commons It’s another marathon bargaining session! Come…

  • Mass Membership Meeting: Thursday Jan 31

    GEO MASS MEMBERSHIP MEETING: THURSDAY JAN 31, 7PM RACKHAM AMPITHEATER (4th Floor) Come to the MASS MEMBERSHIP MEETING to ramp up the contract campaign. We’ll discuss where we’re at with bargaining and what the remainder of the term looks like. With 5 WEEKS until our contract expires, it will be a chance to share concerns,…

  • At the Table: GEO and UM’s Jan 24 bargaining session

    Read about last week’s bargaining session in this edition of At the Table! At the January 24 bargaining session, the Union was disappointed by the administration’s failure to bring any counterproposals to the table. GEO and UM have both already passed all of their initial proposals across, and GEO also passed its counterproposal to UM’s…

  • At the Table: GEO and U’s 4th bargaining session!

    At the Table for the 4th bargaining session between GEO and the U, held January 17, 2008, is now online! Read all about GEO’s demands for wages, tuition waivers, and summer bridge pay.  Among the demands are a 9% increase in employee salaries for 2008-2009, and a 9% increase for the remaining two years of…

  • At the Table: GEO and U’s 3rd bargaining session!

    At the Table Issue 3 is now available: read about what happened at the 3rd bargaining session, held January 10, between GEO and UM!  At that session, GEO passed across its proposal for a healthcare plan that would keep premiums at zero for all employees, as well as freeze the current level of co-pays. Also…

  • GEO presents COMPENSATION DEMANDS: This week!!!

    With more than 70 union members at last week’s session, GEO presented health care proposals designed to keep costs low and expand availability to our members. Now, GEO presents SALARY AND COMPENSATION DEMANDS. Join your fellow graduate students Thursday, January 17 in Anderson ABC, Michigan Union anytime during 2-5pm! We only have SEVEN weeks until…

  • This week at GEO: Stews, bargaining session

    There are two events this week open to all GEO members – come learn about and participate in the bargaining process! Stewards Meeting: Wednesday, Jan 9, 7 pm, GEO Office (330 E. Liberty, Suite 3F) Bargaining Session: Thursday, Jan 10, 2-5 pm, Michigan Union Anderson D. This week, GEO’s proposals related to healthcare will be…

  • At the Table: GEO and U’s 2nd bargaining session!

    GEO met with UM’s bargaining team for the second negotiation session on Dec. 13. GEO’s team was backed up by 49 members who came to support the union and observe the proceedings. Among the proposals passed across the table were those regarding the removal of LS&A’s 10-term rule, posting of jobs on a central university…

  • This week at GEO: Open House, Bargaining session

    Open House: Join GEO and LEO for an OPEN HOUSE this Wednesday, December 12, from 5-7 pm in the new shared GEO/LEO office, 330 E. Liberty St., Suite 3F (the CEW building). Learn about what’s been going on with both unions, have a drink, eat some food, and get GEO t-shirts and buttons! Bargaining session:…

  • At the table: GEO and U’s first bargaining session

    GEO’s first official bargaining session with the University was last Thursday, Dec 6 (article in the Daily). The session was well-attended by more than 80 GEO members, including several parents, who might be especially affected by the proposals GEO passed across the table. The bargaining team passed two proposals to the University: Article XII, about…