Coalition of Graduate Employees

The General Membership Meeting this term is going to be Friday, January 30th at 5:30 PM at the Chintimini Senior Center on the corner of 26th and Tyler.

On the agenda for the meeting include the possibility of getting fees covered through legislation, nominating and electing delegates to send to the annual AFT-Oregon Convention, forming a budget committee to plan next year’s budget, and more.

There’ll also be plenty of food and drink for all who attend. Hope to see you there.

See below for a map and directions to the senior center. (Continue reading...)

I know this is a little late to post a notice for the Fall GMM, but here it is anyway. The GMM this term is going to be Thursday, October 23 at 5:00 PM on the second floor of Nearly Normals.

We have an interesting agenda for the meeting. Among other things, we’ll talk about the new contract we just ratified, and we’ll discuss some of the things we’ll be working on this year now that bargaining is over, including legislative efforts to reduce or eliminate student fees. There’ll also be a little bit of political talk, especially about State Ballot Measure 64.

There’ll also be plenty of food and drink for all who attend. Hope to see you there.

Every term, CGE visits graduate employees around campus to talk to them about joining the union. This fall, we’ll be conducting office visits October 14th-16th and 21st-23rd.

If you are able to volunteer for a two hour shift any of these days, please contact the CGE VP Organizing, Jim Duncan (vp_organizing@cge6069.org) or CGE Staff Organizer, Dennis Dugan (organizer@cge6069.org).

Thanks!

Every term, CGE visits graduate employees around campus to talk to them about joining the union. This fall, we’ll be conducting office visits October 14th-16th and 21st-23rd.

If you are able to volunteer for a two hour shift any of these days, please contact the CGE VP Organizing, Jim Duncan (vp_organizing@cge6069.org) or CGE Staff Organizer, Dennis Dugan (organizer@cge6069.org).

Thanks!

As you probably know, the CGE bargaining team reached tentative agreement with the OSU Administration on a contract to carry us through the 2011-12 academic year. A special membership meeting, mandatory for all CGE members, will be held on Thursday, October 9, beginning at 5:30 pm in Gilfillan Auditorium.

The meeting will begin with a presentation of the new contract by the bargaining team, followed by a question and answer session. Voting will commence at 6:30 pm. However, we encourage you to show up at 5:30 so you know what you’ll be voting on and so you can participate in any discussion. Voting will be by secret ballot and will be conducted by an election committee of 3-4 member-volunteers.

Eligibility

In accordance with CGE’s constitution and by-laws, in order to vote on the new contract, you must be in the bargaining unit as of the date of the vote, and you must be a regular CGE member in good standing, which means you must have paid CGE dues by September 30. In order to vote, you must be present at the ratification meeting. There will be no voting by proxy.