GEO Local 6300 IFT/AFT AFL-CIO at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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GEO Elections and 4th Wage Bargaining Session

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Table of Contents:

  • Announcements

    • GEO Officer Elections

  • Events

    • Pack the Bargaining Room

  • JOIN A GEO COMMITTEE!

  • CONNECT WITH GEO!


Announcements

GEO Officer Elections

GEO will be holding online elections starting on Wednesday, May 13th at 7AM CDT. The online polling station will close at 11:59PM CDT on Wednesday, May 20th. On the morning of the elections, each GEO member will receive an email from ElectionRunner informing them of their randomly generated login ID and password and providing them with a link to our online election. If you do not receive your login info on Wednesday morning, please contact us providing your name, netID, and a non-UIUC email address you wish us to use for the elections.

When filling out your online ballot, be sure to carefully read all candidate options and candidate profiles. To read more about a particular candidate or team-ticket, you can click the blue info button to the right of an option on the ballot. An example is below:

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In addition to our normal officer positions, there is a Constitutional Amendment being proposed to create a new Secretary position. The Secretary’s duties would be to maintain the accuracy and security of GEO’s membership database and to work with GEO staff to analyze membership data to assist with organizing efforts. The full text of the amendment can be found here, with the proposed constitutional changes in red.

A sample ballot is below. Click here to read more about an officer position.

  • Ratification of Constitutional Amendment to Create Secretary Officer Position:

    • Yes--Ratify

    • No--Do Not Ratify

  • Vote for 1 Co-Presidents Ticket: 

    • Ticket 1: Chelsea Birchmier and Adrian Wong

    • Ticket 2: Write-In

  • Vote for 1 Communications Officer Ticket:

    • Ticket 1: Akil Guruparan and Cassidy  Wagner

    • Tick 2: Write-In

  • Vote for 1 Solidarity Officer or Solidarity Co-Officers Ticket:

    • Ticket 1: Austin Hoffman and Lena Walker

    • Ticket 2: Write-In

  • Vote for 1 Treasurer or Co-Treasurers Ticket:

    • Ticket 1: Siddarth Mansingh and Ryan Levy

    • Ticket 2: Write-In

  • Vote for 1 Grievance Officer or Grievance Co-Officers Ticket:

    • Ticket 1: Emily Wros

    • Ticket 2: Write-In

  • Vote for Up to 3 Officers-at-Large:

    • Ticket 1: Quentin Rizzardi

    • Ticket 2: Write-In

  • Vote for 1 Secretary (if amendment is ratified):

    • Ticket 1: Chris Marry

    • Ticket 2: Write-In


Events

PACK THE BARGAINING ROOM THIS FRIDAY, MAY 15TH

Show the administration that we deserve a living wage! 

Friday, May 15, 9:00-11:00 a.m. CDT

Friday’s Wage Bargaining Session will be an important one. We expect the administration will present us with their counter proposal at this session. We need to show our power as a union--show up so the admin knows we’re watching and willing to fight!

Fill out this Google Form to come to our next Bargaining Session. The night before, we’ll send you all the info you need to join our digital caucus room.

Check out the Facebook event!




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JOIN A GEO COMMITTEE!

We are a member-run union; we depend on the commitment of our members to stay as strong as possible. You can find details about what each committee does and how to contact them on our website. No special knowledge is required. You can also follow the calendar of events on our website for the date and time of upcoming meetings: http://uiucgeo.org/calendar. Meetings are open to membership, and coming to a meeting does not commit you to joining a committee. 

Upcoming meetings:

Healthcare Working Group (health@uigeo.org) - Contact email for more 

Stewards’ Council (sc@uigeo.org) - Tuesday May 19, 5:30-6:30pm

Finance Committee (treasurer@uigeo.org) - Contact email for more

Solidarity Committee (solcomm@uigeo.org) - Friday May 22, 4:30-6pm

Grievance Committee (grievance@uigeo.org) - Contact email for more

Communications Committee (commcomm@uigeo.org) - Thursday May 21, 5-6 pm

Coordinating Committee (cc@uigeo.org) - Contact for more

RA/PGA Working Group (geo@uigeo.org) - Thursday May 14, 6-7pm

Bargaining Team (barg@uigeo.org) - Contact email for more

International Students Working Group (geo@uigeo.org ) - Wednesday May 13, 2-3pm

Work Action Group (uiucgeowat@gmail.com) - Friday May 15, 12:30-1:30pm

Mutual Aid Working Group (geo@uigeo.org) - Contact email for more

GEO Tech Working Group (dg49402@gmail.com)- Contact email for more


Note: Due to COVID-19, all meetings are now held online. Contact by email or check the calendar for more information on how to join remotely.


CONNECT WITH GEO!

Have comments about the GMM? Other kinds of feedback for us? We want to hear it! Reply to this email or use our anonymous google form. You can also get in touch through our website and social media:

Website: www.uiucgeo.org

Twitter: @geo_uiuc

Facebook: @uigeo @geosolcomm

Instagram: @geo_uiuc



In Solidarity,

Graduate Employees’ Organization

809 S. 5th St., Geneva Room

Champaign, IL 61820

Email: geo@uigeo.org