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University Pulls One From Union-Busting Handbook – Freezes Grad Wages |
by Colleen
ccolleen (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified) |
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16 Aug 2006
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It came to the attention of the GEO recently that the university has frozen wages for Fall 2006 pending finalization of a new contract with GEO--in other words, no raise for this year until the GEO finishes the contract or negotiates a side agreement.
Freezing wages is a standard bargaining tactic by the administration. During the last contract negotiations in 2004, the university used this as leverage to have the GEO quickly agree to a wage and fee structure. They want either to coerce the GEO to agree quickly to a low wage increase or publicly blame GEO for the absence of a raise. The proposal that the university currently has on the table calls for NO guaranteed wage increase ever and NO guaranteed minimum stipend ever. |
