[Peace-discuss] [campus_labor] GEO Protest This Evening, 7PM-8PM, UIUC "With Illinois" Event

[Zoë A. MacDowell Kaswan]

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On Oct 13, 2017 10:09 AM, "Gus Wood" <gwoodiii3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> On Friday October 13th from 7pm-8pm, the University of Illinois
> chancellor Robert Jones is holding a mega event at the State Farm Center to
> launch “With Illinois,” a campaign that Jones considers to be the “largest
> philanthropic” push in the school’s history.  While the University
> celebrates itself for “alleged” philanthropy, it also neglects the graduate
> employees, faculty, and staff workers.  We are treated unfairly, our
> working conditions are deteriorating, and the university is stalling at the
> bargaining table.
>
> As we continue to fight for a fair GEO contract, we will use this event to
> protest the university’s treatment of the workers on campus.  Join us at
> 6:30pm at the State Farm Center to protest the University of Illinois
> administration.  *We will meet and coordinate at Kirby and 1st Street.* We
> will be chanting, playing drums, and holding signs with the purpose of
> educating people on our struggle in GEO bargaining and shaming the
> university administration for disrespecting graduate employees.  We must
> make the university care about graduate employees and fight for our fair
> contract! The University only works because WE DO.
>
>
> Reply to this email with any questions, concerns, etc.  Thank you all so
> much.
>
>
> Gus
>
>
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