graduate student staff assistants

  1. September 30, 2024

    Ballroom dancing like ‘stepping into another world’

    Eda Bozkurt, who serves multiple roles across the university, has competed in ballroom dance competitions nationally and internationally for more than 10 years.

  2. August 25, 2023

    GEO members ratify new three-year contract with U-M

    Leaders of the Graduate Employees’ Organization said union members have overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract with U-M, concluding nine months of negotiations as a new school year is about to begin.

  3. August 22, 2023

    GEO votes to sign tentative agreement; starts ratification process

    Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization have overwhelmingly voted to support signing a tentative three-year agreement with U-M. A ratification vote by the union will run from noon Aug. 22 through midnight Aug. 24.

  4. August 20, 2023

    U-M presents last, best and final contract offer to GEO

    U-M has presented its last, best and final contractual offer to the Graduate Employees’ Organization. The offer comes just more than a week before fall term classes are set to begin.

  5. August 7, 2023

    U-M leaders outline GSI, GSSA expectations for fall

    University officials have informed graduate student instructors and graduate student staff assistants that employees who participate in a strike this fall will be subject to replacement for the entire semester.

  6. August 4, 2023

    Contract proposal expires after GEO doesn’t meet deadline

    A proposed offer from U-M to the Graduate Employees’ Organization has expired after the union did not act on the proposal within the 48-hour deadline imposed by the university.

  7. July 22, 2023

    U-M, GEO present outstanding contract issues to fact finder

    Attorneys for U-M and and the union representing its striking graduate student employees have presented their respective positions to a state-appointed fact finder charged with recommending a non-binding decision.

  8. June 8, 2023

    University, GEO resolve unfair labor practice complaints

    U-M and the Graduate Employees’ Organization have reached an agreement to resolve several unfair labor practice complaints filed as part of ongoing contract negotiations between the parties.

  9. May 17, 2023

    University requests state fact finder in GEO contract dispute

    U-M has petitioned the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to initiate the fact-finding process in an effort to resolve its ongoing contractual dispute with the Graduate Employees’ Organization.

  10. May 15, 2023

    University presents GEO with comprehensive contract offer

    U-M’s negotiating team has delivered to the Graduate Employees’ Organization a comprehensive package in response to all outstanding issues. The package includes an increased compensation offer.