Dear new graduate employee, On behalf of GEO, the Graduate Employee Organization, welcome to your union. Tomorrow we are kicking off this semester's campaign for a faircontract that takes graduate employees at Umass forward, not backward.Tomorrow, we are meeting to bargain with the Umass Administration at8:45 am in Campus Center 903. We know from experience that the bestway to win a fair contract is to insist on opening up the bargainingprocess and bringing as many members into the process as possible.Please attend to help us pack the room! You can see the most recentbargaining update at
www.geouaw.org/blog .Please also considerattending the first GEO membership meeting consider attending thefirst GEO fall membership meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 19th at 6 p.m.in Campus Center 174-176. Please note that this meeting was changedfrom its original date of Sept. 12th. Please visit the GEO website atwww.geouaw.org or call 545-0705 with any questions. Thanks, Nate JohnsonGEO President
