January 30, 2026: Fighting for a living wage and campus pay parity

This week, we tried to advance our salary contract article proposal grounded in two core demands: a living wage for all workers and the urgent need to end U-M's pay disparity policy between the Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses.U-M HR again refused to meet us in-person on Friday, instead forcing us to communicate through the state-appointed mediator, Micki Czerniak. When HR insisted on receiving our proposal in a sidebar meeting involving Micki and only five GEO members, we rejected this proposal, unequivocally. We will only bargain in the bargaining room together and we intend to bargain for our entire contract with our coworkers in the room.Hear from U-M grad workers Gala and Anja about the latest news from the bargaining room, and come back next week for updates from our next bargaining session on Friday, February 6.Stay tuned for more updates!Read our bargaining bulletins: https://www.geo3550.org/news/bargaining/Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/geo_3550/Visit our website: https://www.geo3550.orgJoin our allies mailing list: https://www.geo3550.org/join/alliesDonate to the Worker Solidarity Fund: https://bit.ly/GEOWorkerSolidarity