If you are a member of GEO and have any questions about bargaining, or are interested in talking more about proposals and bargaining strategies, please reach out to our CBA bargaining committee at bargaining-comm@uicgeo.org!
Find out how bargaining has been going during the strike.
Catch up on a packed week of bargaining before the impending strike
GEO and the university returned to the table with FMCS Commissioner Rosa Tiscareno serving as mediator on Friday, April 10
GEO and the university returned to the table with FMCS Commissioner Rosa Tiscareno serving as mediator on Friday, April 3
GEO returned to the table Friday March 20 after a long wait to accommodate the administration's schedule. This was our first session with Commissioner Rosa Tiscareno from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) serving as a mediator
GEO and the university returned to the table Friday, February 27th for our 21st bargaining session where several proposals were exchanged.
UIC and GEO returned to the table last Friday, February 13 for our 20th bargaining session, where we introduced the idea of mediation.
GEO and the university returned to the table on Thursday, January 29 for our 19th session.
On December 5th, UIC finally responded to our economic proposal and said that grad workers don't deserve a raise!
Read the report from our recent bargaining session with UIC on October 21st.
Read the report from our recent bargaining sessions with UIC on September 12th and 19th.
Read the report from our 5th bargaining session with UIC on June 16th.
Read the report from our 4th bargaining session with UIC on June 16th.
We've compiled all of the bargaining updates from GEO and UIC's bargaining sessions following GEO's unionization of Research Assistants in March 2024.