Today’s decision by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to dismiss the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation’s challenge to GSRAs’ petition for an election confirms GEO’s position…

After several months of negotiations, we’ve reached a tentative agreement with UM about the election to form the GSRA bargaining unit. To finalize this agreement,…

In this installment, GEO President Sam Montgomery & sociology GSI Alix discuss some of the many issues that we, as a union, have worked for…

Background: The following is the text of the GEO press release responding to the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation’s announcement that it will file a motion…

GSI Patrick O’Mahen, GSRA Andrea Jokisaari, and Dr. Justin Junn, a second-year resident and a member of the House Officers’ Association, collaborated on the following…

In our first videocast (below), President Sam Montgomery, Organizing Chair Katie Frank, and Economics Steward Rob Gillezeau talk about the GSRA campaign and break down…

The Regents of the University of Michigan wrote the following letter to the Detroit Free Press in response to a poorly researched and poorly argued…

Your Union, Your Voice GEO is preparing for the upcoming election to restore collective bargaining rights for GSRA’s, and democratically developing a platform for contract…

“We Vote YES” – the Poster! The GSRA Steering Committee has come up with a pair of designs for a poster to encourage participation in…

New officers and committee chairs were elected in April! Your 2011-2012 leadership is… PRESIDENT Samantha Montgomery Psychology and Women’s Studies VICE PRESIDENT Chelsea Del Rio…

VII. Lactation Accommodations   The University and GEO have a mutual interest in increasing the quality and accessibility of spaces made available for expressing milk…

VI. Child Care Subsidy Pilot Program The parties agree that the remaining $149,000 of the pilot program for the Child Care Subsidy will be extended through…

V. Implementation of a Job Posting Website MOU V. has been deleted.

Article XXII: Policies and Procedures for Employees with Disabilities Section A. Americans with Disabilities Act   The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal…

Join us in protest against Governor Snyder at the U of M commencement Saturday April 30th. Download the flier below and share with everyone you…

On Monday, April 4th, GEO joined together with other local unions, community groups, students, and families at 12 pm on Ingalls Mall to rally against…

To vote go to: http://vote.umich.edu and follow the instructions. Polls are open until 11:59 p.m. March 24. The GEO Stewards’ Council has endorsed the following…

Senate Bill Seven, sponsored by Senator Mark Jansen (R), is scheduled to be discussed in Committee on Wednesday, March 23. Should this bill pass, the…