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Statement Against the War on Iran
GEO resolutely condemns the US government’s illegal act of war against Iran and its people. This latest attack is a clear escalation of the US government’s continual sponsorship of Israel’s genocide in Palestine and aggression against neighboring Middle Eastern nations. In addition to the resulting death and violence, this act endangers hundreds of UIC graduate…
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As Ice Cracks Down,Labor Stands Up
Credit: Vincent D Johnson for Block Club Chicago May 28th, 2025 In May, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller demanded that ICE increase its deportation efforts, hoping to raise the number of arrests to 3,000 per day and threatening to fire ICE agents responsible for the fewest arrests. Over the past few weeks,…
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SCOTUS Deals Devastating Ruling Against Gender Affirming Care
On June 18th, the United States Supreme Court issued a devastating ruling against trans people in the case of United States vs Skrmetti. Joining several other states, Tennessee passed SB1 into law in 2023, a bill which effectively bans gender-affirming medical treatments like hormone replacement therapy and hormone blockers for minors. In the Skrmetti case,…
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Grads Speak Out at Townhall
Grad workers gathered this past Monday, June 23rd for a townhall hosted by the Dean’s Office, meant to provide students a space for addressing questions and concerns. As expected, the outpouring of grievances was met largely with handwaving and noncommittal answers. When pressed about the possibility of ICE raids on campus, officials gave the same…
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Grad Worker Overturns Visa Revocation, Wins Backpay
GEO has previously reported about Graduate Worker ‘L’, who lost employment after getting caught up in the wave of visa revocations. We’re glad to announce that L’s status has been restored, OIS has cleared her to resume work. She has received full payment for both months, and has successfully found a position for the summer.…
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New Bill Raises Stakes for Winning Gender-Affirming CampusCare
This week, the US House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 1, also dubbed Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill contains several provisions that, if passed onto and voted favorably upon by the US Senate, would affect the lives of millions residing in the United States. This includes new restrictions for welfare programs…
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Members Confront OIS, Get the Cold Shoulder
Seeing as UIC negotiators have evaded our proposals to support international workers, a group of union members took matters into their own hands this past Wednesday. Eight grads confronted the Office of International Services to demand answers and accountability. The story OIS told contradicted UIC’s past responses to the union’s information requests: that OIS has…
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Open Letter on Graduate Admissions Freeze
Over the past weeks, UIC administrators have used economic and political uncertainty as a pretext to centralize power, unilaterally implementing far-reaching changes to our working and learning conditions. From reducing appointments and increasing workloads to outright dissolving entire departments, it is clear that the administration’s so-called savings will be borne by graduate workers and faculty…
The Grind
