labor negotiations

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. June 20, 2023

    U-M Health house officers ratify contract with university

    The U-M House Officers Association has overwhelmingly ratified a four-year agreement with the Board of Regents and Michigan Medicine. The new contract takes effect July 1.

  8. June 15, 2023

    House officers reach tentative agreement with Michigan Medicine

    The U-M House Officers Association has reached a tentative agreement with Michigan Medicine on a new four-year contract. A ratification vote for the 1,200-member union is underway.

  9. 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.

  10. June 7, 2023

    Skilled Trades Union members ratify new four-year contract

    Members of the U-M Skilled Trades Union have ratified a new four-year contract with the university that provides annual wage increases, bonuses and additional short-term sick time.