JOIN THE BARGAINING RESEARCH COMMITTE! FIRST MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH

Dear GEO members,

The GEO is launching a campaign for a stronger contract, and we invite you to join us as we fight for better wages, working conditions, and fewer fees for graduate workers. We plan to officially begin contract negotiations with the University in the Spring of 2015.

You can get involved by coming to the first Bargaining Research Committee Meeting at the GEO Office (815 W. Van Buren, Suite 203) at 3 pm on Wednesday, June 4.

If you are interested and have questions or can’t make a meeting, you can contact Becky Bivens (Bargaining Chair) atrbiven2@uic.edu.

In Solidarity,

Becky Bivens

PhD Student, Art History

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What do members involved with bargaining do? They may invest a little or a lot of

their time by…

-Researching wages, fees and tuition differentials, healthcare and trans-health

issues, sexual harassment, anti-discrimination, etc.

-Building a survey to find out what our membership wants

-Distributing the survey and talking with fellow members

-Helping develop a new platform of demands for the next contract

-Organizing teach-ins, rallies, and demonstrations

-Collectively writing a new contract (beginning in the Fall)

-Participating in negotiations (beginning in the Spring)