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. Read more »
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1. GEO Calendar 2. I'm in a hurry. What do I need to know? 3. RESULTS OF BARGAINING SIDE-BAR 4. YOUR RIGHT TO STRIKE
1. Calendar TODAY, April 1, 5:00 PM: GEO EMERGENCY STRIKE MEETING, room 302 SCE.TODAY AND TOMORROW, April 1-2: Online Voting. Details forthcoming.MONDAY, April 5, 8:00 AM: GEO TUITION WAIVER AND DIFFERENTIAL RALLY, campus side SCE 2. Summary Read more »
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You may have seen the email this morning from John Loya, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and R. Michael Tanner, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, regarding contract negotiations between the GEO and the UIC administration. We are writing to clarify some of their points. Read more »
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Mediation Day 2: Hello Stranger! The University’s original Bargaining Team leader, Tom Riley, showed up to this session. This is the first time he has shown up to anything related to bargaining with the GEO since November 2009. We are not surprised by this, because things are coming down to the wire. Read more »
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Mediation, Day 1: The University basically gave the GEO the middle finger. They are not taking this process seriously. For those of you who are unaware of how mediation works, let me explain. Read more »
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The University is at it again. They are all about delay, delay, delay. And we see it being played out right now. At the last Bargaining Session, the GEO demanded that the University meet with us at least one more time in January. The University’s negotiator, Marilyn LeBlailks said they wanted to meet again after the Board of Trustees meeting. The BoT meeting was yesterday. And now the University is saying the earliest they can meet with the GEO is 2 February 2010. Read more »
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GRADUATE EMPLOYEES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO RALLY IN SUPPORT OF UIUC GRADUATE EMPLOYEE STRIKE VOTE
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 On Friday, October 23, GEO and SEIU local 73 members picketed outside University Hall during a labor-managment meeting called by UIC. More than 20 GEO members answered the RSVP for the meeting, but just three hours before the meeting, UIC denied us access, citing concerns that the very same workers who the university trusts to teach the bulk of its classes would "act up" during the meeting.
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