<div dir="ltr">A reminder for this Wednesday at noon. BD<br><div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Illinois will soon swear in a governor that has stated he wants to make Illinois a "Right to Work" state (which is a euphemism for taking away the right for workers to organize unions). The situation for workers in Illinois will get worse in the near future. </div><div><br></div><div>With this in mind, the Graduate Employees Union (GEO) on campus is hitting the pavement in November (when the weather is still rather good), rallying with other unions, and asking again that the University provide tuition waivers for graduate student workers in departments where they are being removed -- the University continues to sneak in appointments that don't provide tuition waivers, in effect setting a precedent for doing away with tuition waivers more broadly.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Respect Campus Workers!</div><div>Wednesday, November 12, 2014</div><div>starting at noon</div><div>at the Alma Mater</div><div><br></div><div>Wear your walking shoes.</div><div><br></div><div>-- here is the official announcement --</div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><ol style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;line-height:17px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">“Respect Campus Workers!” -</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> <span style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dashed;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><span>Wednesday, Nov. 12</span></span></span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">, starting at </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dashed;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><span>noon </span></span></span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">at the </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Alma Mater</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">, there will be a <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);background-repeat:initial initial">GEO</span> Rally to support our members whose tuition waivers are in jeopardy.  We'll hear from several students in the Masters of Computer Science (MCS) program who do not have waiver-generating appointments and have been unable to meet with the administration to discuss the appointments.  This is a serious threat to tuition waivers on campus - please attend and show your support!</span></span><br></li><li style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:lower-alpha;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">see the FB event:  </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://bit.ly/Respect_Campus_Workers" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/Respect_Campus_Workers</a></span></p><br></li></ol></span></div></div></div>
<br></div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.<br></div><div></div><a href="http://briandolinar.com" target="_blank">briandolinar.com</a><br></div></div>
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