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Update: Progress Slows, GEO Files for Mediation
As of today, you have been working without a contract for 51 days. On Wednesday, October 3, after another long bargaining session during which little progress was made, the bargaining committee informed the University that GEO intends to file for mediation. The GEO bargaining committee has been meeting with the University since May 16th. On…
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Report from the 10th Bargaining Session
Dear members, On behalf of the GEO Bargaining Committee, I would like to welcome any first time readers to the blog, especially those who are new to UIC this fall. In the coming months it will be vital to have members who are informed and involved as we negotiate our new contract. As you may…
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Contract Campaign Update
Dear Colleagues, As many of you may know, our most recent bargaining session was on Tuesday, August 14. Greg Sutliff from the Philosophy Dept. represented the GEO. I am pleased to say the session went well, and that we were able to continue to make incremental progress toward a new contract. Most significantly, we reached…
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Report from the 8th Bargaining Session
Yesterday, the GEO met with the university administration for our eighth bargaining session. Much of our time was spent discussing matters pertaining to our grievance procedure (Article XXII) and the procedures for discipline and dismissal (Article XXI). Though we did not reach any formal agreements during the session, we will likely formally agree on the…
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6th Bargaining Session with the University, Wednesday July 18th at 2 PM
When: 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 18th Where: the Monarch and Prairie Rooms, Third Floor of SCE (above the food court) Join your colleagues for the sixth bargaining session for your contract! In the previous session we addressed late appointment letters, notice of open positions, and notification of GA taxation and provided the university with two…
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Welcome to the 2012 Contract Campaign
Dear colleagues, Thanks for tuning in to this, our first weblog entry for the 2012 GEO contract campaign. As you know, the GEO is currently negotiating a new labor agreement for GAs and TAs at UIC. To kick off the campaign blog, I want to take some time to detail the platform from which the…
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What to Expect In Bargaining
What to Expect in Bargaining! All GEO members are welcome and encouraged to attend bargaining sessions with the university. Not only is it great to learn about how exactly bargaining functions, but it’s also helpful to know what we as a union are asking for and how the university will respond. So come and join…
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GEO Reaches Agreement Securing Tuition Waivers
After a marathon thirteen hour mediation session with the university’s bargaining team yesterday, the GEO bargaining team emerged with an agreement that will protect tuition waivers, increase job security, and made important gains on minimum stipends and the university contribution to health insurance. Because of your organizing, emails, letters of support, and attendance at Monday’s…
Bargaining Updates
