2012 RAU Contract Highlights

Highlights of 2012-2015 Contract and 2011-2012 Memorandum of Agreement Article New Language Old Language Wages Academic Year 2011-2012 New RA – $3,400 – 12.5% Returning – $3,600 – 17% Academic Year 2012-2013 New RA – $3,600 – 5.9% Returning – $3,800 – 5.5% Academic Year 2013-2014 New RA – $3,800 – 5.5% Returning – $4,000 – 5.3% Academic Year 2014-2015 New RA – $4,000 – … Continue reading

Contract Ratification!

Hello GEO-UAW 2322 Members, We are pleased to announce that, following two days of balloting in the Campus Center and a vote at the GEO Membership Meeting on Thursday, September 20, the tentative agreement negotiated by your elected bargaining committee was overwhelmingly ratified.  The vote was 99% in favor of ratification.  The next step is proofreading the final contract and signing it.  We hope to … Continue reading

Bargaining Update: Tentative Agreement

The GEO Bargaining Committee is proud to announce that we have come to a tentative agreement on a successor contract.  We believe that the new contract we bargained over the last few months offers significant improvements to the wages and working conditions of our members.  We are therefore recommending that members of the GEO bargaining unit ratify this contract in a vote on September 19 … Continue reading

2012 Bargaining Survey Results

Following three months of canvassing, the GEO Bargaining Committee is ready to announce its initial bargaining survey results.  We were pleased with the response from membership and with the help we received from stewards who distributed and collected surveys, and who worked with GEO staff and the GEO Bargaining Committee to speak with members at their work sites. Bargaining Priorities We asked members to choose … Continue reading

2012 Online Bargaining Survey

Hello fellow GEO members, Please take a moment to complete our 2012 Online Bargaining Survey. We want to make sure that everyone’s voice is heard! We have been out in members’ work sites speaking with members about the upcoming contract, and so far GEO members have sent a clear message to the bargaining committee that protecting and improving health care should be GEO’s #1 priority. … Continue reading