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Organize with your Union! $22 per hour! Deadline July 10th
Help your union build the power we need to win a contract that provides all grad workers with livable wages, healthcare, and job security for all 12 months out of the year!
GEO is seeking fellows to recruit new members, increase member participation, and build power as we bargain a full contract in Summer and Fall 2022. These are temporary hourly fellowships, at $22 per hour, that are paid monthly. The expected workload is 5 hours a week on average, but there may be a few weeks when more than 5 hours of work will be expected. Summer Fellow positions will run for 7-8 weeks in July-early September; Fall Fellow positions will run for about 16 weeks in September-December. Applicants are encouraged to apply for both Summer and Fall positions. These positions are flexible and can be structured around current course load, work duties, and research. Training will be provided and paid.
Women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and D/disabled individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be current GEO members, and due to the stipulations of the grant that makes this program possible, applicants must be current U.S. citizens.
Applications are due by Sunday, July 10th. Find more information, including a detailed list of responsibilities, in the ad at https://tinyurl.com/GEOFellows22, and apply at https://tinyurl.com/GEOFellows22App.
Questions? Email geo@uigeo.org or cc@uigeo.org!
EVENTS
Blind Pig Mug Club Nights
Wednesday, June 29, 8-10pm and Wednesday, July 6, 8-10pm
Join us outside the Blind Pig Brewery on Neil St. Come hang out with your fellow grads, and bring a friend! All grads and community members are welcome.
Bargaining Session #7!
Our next session is scheduled for Friday, July 15 from 1-3pm CT. As always, we need to pack the screen to show our power!
The session will take place online via Zoom, and GEO will caucus in Google Meets. Register to attend through this link: https://tinyurl.com/GEOBarg7.
Join the bargaining room and caucus for as long as you can, and invite at least one colleague!.
[Image description: A flyer with a blue-colored background and an image of an orange megaphone with waves of sound in the upper right. Orange and white text reads “FULL CONTRACT BARGAINING SESSION #7 7/15/22.” In a paragraph below, smaller white text reads, “On Friday, June 15 from 1:00-3:00 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.” At the bottom, text reads, “RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/GEOBarg7” On the bottom left is a white logo with the letters “GEO” inside.]
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.
https://www.uiucgeo.org/committees-and-working-groups
Upcoming summer schedules:
RA/PGA Working Group (geo@uigeo.org) - Contact email for information.
Bargaining Team (Contact barg@uigeo.org). Tuesday, July 5, 4:30-6:30pm.
Grievance Committee (Contact Salvador and Dante at grievance@uigeo.org) - Wednesday, June 29, 4:30pm-5:30pm. Virtual. Contact email for link.
Stewards’ Council (Contact Grace at sc@uigeo.org) - Contact email to get involved this summer.
Communications Committee (Contact Megan and Savannah at commcomm@uigeo.org) - Email for information about summer schedule. Virtual. Contact email for link.
Disability Caucus (Contact Grace at GEOdisabilityUIUC@gmail.com) - Tuesday, July 12 from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Meets every other Tuesday from 12-1pm on Google Meet, https://meet.google.com/xyf-jcft-uid. Email for more information.
Solidarity Committee (Contact Anna at solcomm@uigeo.org) - Email for information about summer schedule. Hybrid.
People First Cancel Debt Committee (Contact Karla at cc@uigeo.org) - Email for information about summer schedule.
In Solidarity,
Graduate Employees’ Organization
809 S. 5th St., Geneva Room
Champaign, IL 61820
Email: geo@uigeo.org