[Peace] Respect Campus Workers -- a GEO rally Wednesday Nov. 12 at noon

[Karen Medina via Peace]

A peace related event.
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.

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.

Respect Campus Workers!
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
starting at noon
at the Alma Mater

Wear your walking shoes.

-- here is the official announcement --

   1. “Respect Campus Workers!” - Wednesday, Nov. 12, starting at noon at
   the Alma Mater, there will be a GEO 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!
   2.

   see the FB event:  http://bit.ly/Respect_Campus_Workers



-- karen medina
"The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark
Twain
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