March GMM, Bargaining Session #2
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming Officer Elections
The current Coordinating Committee is collecting names of GEO members who are interested in running as officers for next year. These roles are essential to both keeping the union going and winning a strong contract next year.
Here are some of the possible officer roles:
Co-President
Stewards’ Council Co-Chair
Co-Treasurer
Secretary
Grievance Committee Co-Chair
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Solidarity Committee Co-Chair
Officers-at-large (3)
Stewards’ Council Supporting Officers (3)
Some of the positions have tentative commitments from candidates, but many do not! You can find more information about the union’s committees here and learn more about the GEO as a whole here.
If you’re interested, please email cc@uigeo.org!
March Membership Drive
Participate in GEO’s March Membership Drive to earn prizes! This month, we are encouraging all members to recruit at least one new member. The goal is to help build power as we enter contract bargaining. Prizes available for everyone helping with recruitment, including stickers, t-shirts, and pizza! See the GEO calendar for Membership Drive Work-ins where you can collaborate with other members to help with recruitment. Email sc@uigeo.org with questions.
[Colorful circles filled with cartoon faces of people are connected by dotted lines on a white background. The black, red, yellow, and blue text reads, “GEO Membership Drive! | Help recruit members | Win prizes | Strengthen the union | Email sc@uigeo.org with questions and to track recruitment”]
EVENTS
Membership Drive Work-in, Thursday 3/31, 5-7pm
Come participate in the membership drive on its final day! Work with your GEO comrades to contact members and non-members about the drive as we build power for bargaining. No experience necessary to participate; help and resources will be provided. Join us virtually at meet.google.com/caz-wjtt-vtk.
March General Membership Meeting, 3/30 from 12-1 pm in person at Channing Murray or 6-7 pm virtually
Join us either in person during the day or virtually in the evening for our end of March General Membership Meeting! Catch the latest info from the bargaining team before our next bargaining session, and then find out what the disability caucus has been up to this semester. Register here: tinyurl.com/March2022GMM
[White flyer with light blue and yellow bursts coming from the corners. In alternating black text with yellow shadows and yellow text with black shadows beneath a GEO logo, the text reads: General membership meeting, Wednesday, March 30. Beneath a blue dividing line is the info on the online 12-1 pm and in-person 6-7 pm meeting.]
Full Contract Bargaining, Friday, April 1, 2-4 PM CT
Friday, April 1, 2:00-4:00 pm CT
Via Zoom. Register to attend at https://tinyurl.com/GEOBargSess2.
The administration claims that they will present their full-contract proposal at this session. We will also continue discussing ground rules, including those ground rules that will ensure that our sessions are accessible to all GEO members.
[Purple poster with pink bullhorn on the top right. Big text in alternating white, white with black borders, and pink says: “FULL CONTRACT BARGAINING SESSION #2 4/1/22”. Underneath this says “2:00 PM-4:00 PM” in pink. Under this says “On Friday, April 1 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, GEO’s Bargaining Team will be negotiating with university administration on topics of access and justice, wages and waivers, and health and safety in our contract.” To the right of this is the GEO logo in white. At the bottom is pink text that says “RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/GEOBargSess2”.]
In Solidarity,
Graduate Employees’ Organization
809 S. 5th St., Geneva Room
Champaign, IL 61820
Email: geo@uigeo.org