Thank you to everyone who came out to support graduate student workers this past Monday. Over 50 students crammed into the hallway of Chancellor Holub’s office during finals week to demand that our needs be met. We will continue to circulate petitions over winter break and present them to the administration until they keep their promises. Their promises include a prompt payment of raises from … Continue reading
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Monday at 1 pm, graduate student workers will meet at the Student Union steps to fill out holiday wish lists and petitions to give to the UMass administration. After being told they would receive their raises and retroactive pay in November, GEO raises have now been pushed to incremental pay outs starting next semester. The lack of funding is coupled with the 100% increase in … Continue reading
Check out the graduate student newspaper’s newest edition. It includes articles about the delayed raises, contraceptive grievance, international student legal issues, parenthood, graduate student campus housing and tips for living cheap in the Valley and more. http://www.umassgss.org/the-voice/the-voice-late-late-fall-2010-edition/ … Continue reading
GEO is no longer accepting applications for staff positions.
Stipend Increase Schedule Q: When are the increases going to be implemented? A: Here is the “tentative” schedule from the University: The lump sum retroactive payment for the FY10 1.5% base stipend increase will be paid on the January 21, 2011 paydate. The new stipend rates for the FY11 2.5% base stipend increase will be set in the February 18, 2011 pay advice, including any … Continue reading