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For nearly 20 years the GEO has worked to improve the lives of graduate employees and their families. In , we struck for two days before signing our third labor agreement with UIUC. In , we struck again, this time for 2 weeks, to secure our fifth collective bargaining agreement with UIUC. In order to maintain these benefits in the future, your union needs your support.
Additionally, check the calendar for updates on GEO events. A complete list of registered student organizations RSOs is available online. Specific organizations that may be of interest to union members include:. Black Graduate Student Association. Indian Graduate Student Association.
Be sure to check the constitution and bylaws to see who is eligible to be a member. Champaign-Urbana is a labor town, and the GEO is proud to stand in solidarity with a number of other campus labor unions and organizations that together make up the Campus Labor Coalition. You can easily show your support by following the other members of the CLC on social media! AFSCME Local : The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local represents a wide range of campus employees, including instrument makers, laboratory mechanics, farmers, herders, animal caretakers, library specialists, theatrical stitchers, garage attendants and mechanics, aircraft mechanics, crash rescue specialists, nurses, nurse practitioners, medical technicians, histologists and radiographers.
Campus Faculty Association : While not unionized, the campus faculty association are an organization of tenure-track faculty on campus. Facebook: CampusFacultyAssociationm, Twitter: campusfac. NTFC Local : The Non-Tenured Faculty Coalition represents non-tenured and adjunct faculty, and successfully went on strike in the spring of to secure their first contract.
