Graduate Employees Union at Michigan State University
Collection
Identifier: LR001775
The collection contains the information about the organizing campaign of graduate students at Michigan State University. This is unique information about a ground up campaign with plenty of information about how to get members and organize them.
Important Subjects: Collective Bargaining – College Employees - Michigan Graduate Employee Unions Graduate students--Michigan
Important Subjects: Collective Bargaining – College Employees - Michigan Graduate Employee Unions Graduate students--Michigan
Dates
- 1999 - 2002
Creator
- Graduate Employees Union. Local 6196 (MSU) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
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Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 MB)
Abstract
The Graduate Employees Union at Michigan State University filed for union recognition on February 2, 2001 with the Michigan Employment Relations Committee. On March 22, 2001 the GEU-MSU held its first general membership meeting and by the following month on April 20th the union had won the collective bargaining election 662 to 192. In September 2001 the union and administration began contract talks. By the beginning of winter semester information pickets were a daily occurrence on campus. In March 2002 the membership of GEU-MSU voted to strike and the union did on April 25, 2002. The following day the administration agreed on a contract. This collection contains information about the organizing campaign of graduate students at Michigan State University.
History
The Graduate Employees Union at Michigan State University filed for union recognition on February 2, 2001 with the Michigan Employment Relations Committee. On March 22, 2001 the GEU-MSU held its first general membership meeting and by the following month on April 20th the union had won the collective bargaining election 662 to 192. At the March meeting the union formed a bargaining platform that focused on access to quality healthcare and a living wage; fair workloads and tuition waivers. Over the following months and into the summer the new union was forming the structure of internal operations to run a union as well as presenting
issues to MSU administration.
In September 2001 the union and administration began contract talks. Months dragged on without any real progress. The new union held a grade-in in December to show the value of their work to the public, the administration and to the students. By the beginning of winter semester information pickets were a daily occurrence on campus. In March the membership of GEU-MSU voted to strike and the union did on April 25, 2002, the administration agreed on a contract the next day in which the union members would receive raises, and health care.
In September 2001 the union and administration began contract talks. Months dragged on without any real progress. The new union held a grade-in in December to show the value of their work to the public, the administration and to the students. By the beginning of winter semester information pickets were a daily occurrence on campus. In March the membership of GEU-MSU voted to strike and the union did on April 25, 2002, the administration agreed on a contract the next day in which the union members would receive raises, and health care.
Arrangement
Folders arranged alphabetically.
Acquisition
The collection was deposited in the Reuther Library in 2002 by Scott Henkel.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Daniel Golodner in May 2010.
Creator
- Graduate Employees Union. Local 6196 (MSU) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Graduate Employees Union at Michigan State University
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Processed by Daniel Golodner.
- Date
- 2010-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
Contact:
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA