Graduate student union plans attention-getting rally
CHAMPAIGN – The graduate student union at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana will rally Monday before a targeted audience: fellow graduate students.
From 8 to 8:30 a.m., the Graduate Employees Organization will rally outside the I Hotel and Convention Center, 1900 S. First St., C, where the Illinois Association of Graduate Schools Conference on Graduate Education and the Economy is being held.
Peter Campbell, the communications director for the GEO, said Thursday that his group hopes to attract as many demonstrators as they did at a Sept. 9 GEO rally. That event drew more than 250 people. Monday's rally will feature speakers, music and guided chants.
"We really hope that by having a lot of people there, we can demonstrate the material realities of being a graduate employee in this economy," Campbell said.
The graduate employee contract expired Aug. 15. A federal mediator is working on a new one with the UI and the GEO.
On Oct. 8, members of the GEO voted unanimously to file an intent-to-strike notice.
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