Updates

UIC, GEO reach tentative agreement to end strike

Dear faculty, staff and students, We are pleased to announce that the university and the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) have reached a tentative agreement on a final contract, ending a strike that began…

GEO strike update, April 22

UIC and the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) met three times this week for negotiations with a federal mediator. The latest session was our 35th overall, and our 11th with the mediator. An additional…

Media Statement: GEO strike update, April 20

The UIC Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), which represents more than 1,500 graduate employees in collective bargaining negotiations, went on strike Monday, April 18. We sincerely value the contributions made by our graduate employees…

UIC Graduate Workers Union on Strike Effective Monday, April 18

The UIC Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), the union representing more than 1,500 graduate employees in collective bargaining negotiations, is going on strike Monday, April 18. The university is committed to fully continuing normal…

UIC and GEO Bargaining Proposals as Negotiations Continue

On April 7, 2022, the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO), the union representing UIC’s more than 1,500 graduate employees in collective bargaining, announced its intent to strike as the parties were still in a…

Negotiations continue between UIC, GEO

The University of Illinois Chicago continues its negotiations with the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO Local 6297), the labor union that represents more than 1,400 graduate teaching assistants and graduate assistants. Bargaining sessions have…

UIC, GEO reach tentative agreement to end strike

Dear campus community, We are pleased to announce that the University and the Graduate Employees Organization have reached tentative agreement on a final contract, ending a strike that began March 19. The agreement…

GEO strike update, April 1

Dear faculty, staff and students: After six bargaining sessions since the strike began on March 19, the University and the Graduate Employees Organization have made very little progress to come to an agreement,…

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