JOIN Members of GEO/UAW Local 2322 at Verizon Wireless, 360 Russell St., Hadley (corner of Maple & Russell St, across from Trader Joe’s) every Thursday from noon-1:00 pm until the Strike is won!!! … Continue reading
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Co-Insurance is NO Insurance!!! The UMass Administration has gutted student health insurance coverage for all undergraduate and graduate students. Beginning on August 1st, the UMass Administration is changing compulsory student health insurance from 100% coverage for most medical procedures to 85% coverage. This new plan will push more costs onto women, students with chronic health conditions, students with families, international students and low-income students. Women … Continue reading
GEO is sending members to the Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions Conference, taking place in New York City from August 11-14. If you are a GEO member who would like to attend, contact us at geo@geouaw.org with “CGEU” in the title. We have a limited number of slots, so get in touch soon. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the issues facing … Continue reading
As part of GEO’s response to attacks on our health insurance by the UMass Amherst administration, we joined coalition partners at a hearing of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing at City Hall in Pittsfield, MA. GEO members Derek Doughty (Anthropology), Sarah Finn (Writing Program), Jocelyn Silverlight (Social Justice Education), Thomas Herndon (Economics), and Roberto Garcia-Ceballos (Social Justice Education) joined UAW 2322 President Ron … Continue reading
Thursday, June 23, 6:30 pm JFK Middle School 100 Bridge Road Florence, MA The Northampton school employees are being denied their collective bargaining rights! Due to a clause in the law called “fiscal exigency” the School Committee is refusing to bargain with Northampton School Employees. This law states that an employer can refuse to bargain in the event of a fiscal emergency which is not … Continue reading