Graduate Employees Union @ MSU » Events http://geuatmsu.org MSU Works Because WE do! Wed, 09 May 2012 20:04:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Election Results! http://geuatmsu.org/2012/03/10th-anniversary-celebration/ http://geuatmsu.org/2012/03/10th-anniversary-celebration/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:33:25 +0000 bthelamour http://geuatmsu.org/?p=1071 Continue reading →]]> Congratulations to our newly elected Executive Board! Our new leadership will take office August 1, 2012.

Dan Clark, President, Mathematics Education

Claire Yates, VP of Organizing & Outreach, Teacher Education

James Holly Jr., VP of Contract Negotiations & Enforcement, Mechanical Engineering

Elizabeth Kenyon, Information Officer, Teacher Education

Amber True, Treasurer, English

 

 

]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2012/03/10th-anniversary-celebration/feed/ 0 GEU’s Tentative Agreement with the University http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/geus-tentative-agreement-with-the-university/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/geus-tentative-agreement-with-the-university/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:52:00 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=843 Continue reading →]]> As you may have heard, our Bargaining Team tentatively settled with the University early Friday morning.  At Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Vice-President Andrew Cooper thanked the University for coming to a compromise with us, and reminded them that we are an important part of the University’s mission.

GEU members will have an opportunity to vote whether or not to accept this Tentative Agreement.

If the members (and the MSU Board of Trustees) vote to approve the Tentative Agreement, it will become a Contract. If they vote not to approve the Tentative Agreement, the GEU Bargaining Team will head back to the table to continue negotiating on behalf of the GEU members. A failure to ratify means that all tentative agreements are void and the negotiations begin anew.

In either case, we need your full support as GEU members and your presence at GEU events, meetings, and actions.

If you have questions, comments, or ideas, we will be having a Membership Meeting to discuss the Agreement. Please come and lend your voice to the conversation. GEU is you.

WHAT: GEU Membership Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, April 19, 6:00pm
WHERE: Anthony Hall 1279
RSVP at the facebook event: http://www.facebook.co/event.php?eid=108575645895537

]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/geus-tentative-agreement-with-the-university/feed/ 0 GEU at the Board of Trustees http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/geu-at-the-board-of-trustees-2/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/geu-at-the-board-of-trustees-2/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:11:29 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=832 Continue reading →]]> WHAT: GEU at the Board of Trustees
WHERE: Admin Building, 4th floor
WHEN: Friday, April 15, 9:30 am

As Sam mentioned in the last post, our Bargaining Team and officers burned some midnight oil last night in an attempt to get our contract finished–something the University says is their priority.

It didn’t go so well, so we’re going to be bargaining again tonight. Please stop by and spend a few minutes at our vigil. The Bargaining Team really needs our support right now. We’ll be in the office from 5pm.

If bargaining doesn’t conclude successfully tonight, I will be addressing the Board of Trustees about our concerns. Please come to the Board meeting and show your support. The Trustees need to see that we’re an important part of this University, and your presence at the Board meeting is a very good signal of that.

I hope I can count on your support. See you Thursday night and Friday morning!

]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/geu-at-the-board-of-trustees-2/feed/ 0 Bargaining BBQ and Capitol Rally – April 13th http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/bargaining-bbq-and-capitol-rally-april-13th/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/bargaining-bbq-and-capitol-rally-april-13th/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:45:00 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=825 Continue reading →]]> Graduate students from across the state of Michigan will be coming to the area for the rally at the Capitol on April 13th, 12:00 to 6:00. We are inviting everyone to stop by beforehand to support the GEU Bargaining Team at the Nisbet building (ground zero of our negotiations), on the corner of Harrison & Crescent in southwest campus. (Parking is available and we’ll have quarters for meters, if needed.)

We’ll be grilling hot dogs and veggie dogs, so enjoy a free meal and lend your support before heading to the Capitol. The GEU team will be bargaining the final few issues — stipends and tuition waivers. They’re scheduled to negotiate with the University from 4:00 into the evening, as long as it takes!!! Come out, show your support and give them the energy to seal the deal.

WHAT: Bargaining BBQ (with people heading to the big Capitol rally afterward)
WHEN: Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 – 2:00

]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/bargaining-bbq-and-capitol-rally-april-13th/feed/ 0 April 4th Week of Action – Participation Opportunities http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/april-4th-week-of-action-participation-opportunities/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/april-4th-week-of-action-participation-opportunities/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:17:38 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=815 Continue reading →]]> The week of April 4th is being organized as a National Week of Action for all working class people and those who care about the attacks on labor. We have our challenges to face here on campus as we work to settle a new contract with the University.

Here are some opportunities to get involved:

  • April 4th, Rally at the Capitol in Downtown Lansing, 6:00pm (with refreshments to follow in the Michigan AFL-CIO building). April 4th is also the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which will make this event especially poignant.
  • April 5th, National Teach In on campus, Erickson Hall Kiva. Cornel West and Frances Fox Piven will be broadcast from 2:00 to 3:30 on Tuesday, with an MSU panel discussion to follow from 3:30 to 5:00.
  • April 6th, GEU Stewards Council meeting at 6:00pm in the GEU Office on Grand River Ave (2nd floor above The Lodges).
  • Find more events here.
]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/april-4th-week-of-action-participation-opportunities/feed/ 0 Bargaining BBQ – No Foolin’ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/bargaining-bbq-no-foolin/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/bargaining-bbq-no-foolin/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:16:56 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=813 Continue reading →]]> Come support the GEU Bargaining Team at the Nisbet building (ground zero of negotiations), on the corner of Harrison & Crescent in southwest campus. We’ll be grilling hot dogs and veggie dogs, so enjoy a free meal and lend your support as the final few issues — stipends and tuition waivers — are debated. (Parking is available and we’ll have quarters for meters, if needed.)

WHAT: Bargaining BBQ
WHEN: Friday, April 1, 11:00 – 1:00

The Bargaining Team can’t win this new contract alone! Come out, show your support, and do you part.

]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2011/04/bargaining-bbq-no-foolin/feed/ 0 March GMM Recap http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/march-gmm/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/march-gmm/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:54:27 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=755 Continue reading →]]> The subject of this GMM had one topic: BARGAINING.

Our Bargaining Team has been working away to get us the best contract they can. They reported back to us about how things are at the table, what the process has been like, and what they think are achievable options. You will receive a detailed email about the universities most current economic offer on March 28th.

Join us for our next GMM!

WHERE: Anthony Hall 1279
WHEN: Tuesday April 19th at 6pm (dinner at 5.45)

]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/march-gmm/feed/ 0 Protests in Lansing http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/protests-in-lansing/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/protests-in-lansing/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:39:37 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=773 Continue reading →]]> The GEU played an integral role in getting thousands of peaceful protesters to the Capitol in Lansing on Wednesday to protest Governor Snyder’s cuts on higher education and his attack on collective bargaining.  The GEU E-Board, stewards, and many many members were there rallying along with numerous other Unions and concerned citizens.

This is just the start – keep checking our website (this page and facebook/twitter), talk with your department steward, and come to our upcoming events to see what YOU can do to help fight Snyder’s attacks on education and democracy – attacks that directly affect TAs at MSU.

Below is a video featuring 2009-2010 GEU President Elizabeth Pellerito talking at the rally about how the current situation affects TAs.  Elizabeth’s speech starts around the 33 minute mark.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13361634

]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/protests-in-lansing/feed/ 0 Rallies Around the Big Ten http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/rallies-around-the-big-ten/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/rallies-around-the-big-ten/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:11:52 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=719 Continue reading →]]> With the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament set to start on Thursday, there is just as much excitement on the streets of the Midwest as there is on the court… and it’s in the streets that the battle for collective bargaining rights is taking place in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan!

There was a rally this morning in Lansing. Right now, a group of GEU members is in Madison, WI, to support the ongoing effort in support of public employees. If you have a few days to travel during Spring Break, another option is to rally at the Indiana State Capitol on Thursday. (By the way, the MSU men’s basketball team plays against Iowa in Indianapolis, also on Thursday.)

WHAT: Cross-Institution Rally and Post-Rally Drinks (free!)
WHERE: Capitol Building in Indianapolis, IN
WHEN: Thursday, 11:00 – 2:00 (with Drinks and Basketball from 2:00 onward)
WHO: Sponsored by the Graduate Employees Organization at the University of Illinois
Wear your school colors!

]]> http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/rallies-around-the-big-ten/feed/ 0 Protect Bargaining Rights – Emergency Rally Tuesday! http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/protect-bargaining-rights-emergency-rally-tuesday/ http://geuatmsu.org/2011/03/protect-bargaining-rights-emergency-rally-tuesday/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 02:46:21 +0000 GEU http://geuatmsu.org/?p=715 Continue reading →]]> The AFL-CIO and American Federation of Teachers are calling an emergency rally this Tuesday, March 8th, 9:00am, at the Lansing State Capitol. Several bills are coming up for votes that will allow “Emergency Financial Managers” to override city and school collective bargaining agreements.

Rally to stop this attack on organized labor.

If you wish, you may RSVP with AFT-Michigan at this website.

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