Author Archives: Rich Potter

GEO Wins!!

Posted on 11/04/2009 by Rich Potter

On Monday, November 16th my union – the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO), IFT/AFT local 6300, AFL-CIO, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – began an open-ended strike over the University administration’s refusal to sufficiently protect graduate tuition waivers. Over 1,000 union … Continue reading →

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GEO Update

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Rich Potter

DESPITE HAVING WORKED for over two months under the terms of an expired contract, the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) continues to seek a negotiated agreement over the terms of their new contract with the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. … Continue reading →

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GEO Struggles For A Living Wage And The Future

Posted on 09/04/2009 by Rich Potter

WHILE THE ONGOING ADMISSIONS SCANDAL at UIUC has brought mainstream attention to the administration’s misplaced priorities, labor activists have long been familiar with the contradictions. It doesn’t surprise Peter Campbell therefore, to know that the Chancellor approved using $300,000 of … Continue reading →

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