Recent News & Updates
Major victory for GEO
GEO strike committee votes to officially suspend strike
(November 19,2009)
On Tuesday, November 17, at 7:00 pm, the Strike Committee of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO), AFT/IFT Local 6300, AFL-CIO, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), officially and unanimously voted to suspend the two day strike that brought major portions of the University campus to a standstill.
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GEO and UI administration reach tentative agreement
UIUC GEO will vote to suspend strike this evening
(November 17,2009)
The Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO), Local 6300, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has reached a tentative agreement with the UI Board of Trustees' bargaining team.
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The Real Cost of Pensions
The Pension Modernization Task Force releases findings
(November 17,2009)
A new report released by the Pension Modernization Task Force shows that Illinois’ current pension system is actually more affordable than retirement benefits provided by comparable companies in the private sector.
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UIUC Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) on strike
Tuition waivers are key issue in contract talks
(November 16,2009)
The Graduate Employees' Organization of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign went on strike Nov. 16 after contract talks broke down over the weekend.
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Apply now for a Union Plus scholarship
Union Plus scholarship awards $200,000 each year to union members, spouses or dependent children
(November 10, 2009)
The annual scholarships support the overall mission to help support union member and union leader higher education goals.
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