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U-M and GEO Still Far Apart: U-M Offers 12.5% Raise and GEO Sticks With Demand For 60% Raise

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 19, 2023

by Jon King The University of Michigan has filed a formal petition with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to appoint a “fact finder” in the ongoing strike by graduate workers. The university, which filed the petition May…

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U-M Grad Student Instructors on Strike

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 31, 2023

by Jon King Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) AFT Local 3550 went out on strike Wednesday, with economic issues the main point of contention. The union, which is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers…

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U-M Grad Students Ask for $14,500 Pay Raise, and President Santa Ono Counters With a Wage Cut

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2023

by Lily Zhao and Matthew Brennan Over 2,000 graduate student workers at the University of Michigan have been negotiating for a new three-year contract since November 2022. Their current contract expires on May 1. On Tuesday, an…

Michigan House Republicans Pass Bill That Strips Grad. Students of Right to Unionize

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2012 1

Governor Rick Snyder has repeatedly claimed he has no interest in starting a Right-To-Work war in Michigan. Whether he has been telling the truth may become very clear, very soon. The Michigan House quickly approved SB 0971, legislation…

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300 Michigan Science Faculty, Collectively Paid $45M/Year, Sign Letter Protesting Union For Their Grad Assistants

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 3, 2012 21

by P.D. Lesko The bumper sticker is a classic one: If you're against abortion, don't have one. Limiting the rights of others is often mistaken for standing on principle. The University of Michigan graduate student research assistants…