September 25

GMM

United Graduate Workers

Agenda

TREASURER’S REPORT

OFFICER ELECTION UPDATES

BARGAINING UPDATE

UPCOMING EVENTS

WELCOME & NORMS

ACCOUNTABILITY TASK FORCE

TREASURER’S REPORT

Lornalvarado

Social Budget Vote

Food for ~100 people: $300

• Grilling fish: ~$150
• Produce/drinks: ~$100
• Accoutrements: ~$50

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Bargaining Update

• Pressure is paying off
• Call to Provost Rodriguez from Senator Figueroa
• Work-in (discussed during CAT, planned by many newer organizers)
• SEVIS fee memo with indefinite time period
• International Workers Rights Article
• UNM Admin’s team more willing to discuss possibilities/answer questions
• Smear campaign (planned by many newer organizers, discussed at Emergency Town Hall, team formed at open caucus)
• subdued in bargaining; 5% raise (Avg. $119/mo)
• We were asked to denounce members’ actions

Bargaining Update

• Where we still want to get movement
• Raises
• Now we believe that all the money allocated by the State is on the table
• They are saying all of the “pie”is on the table and we have to take from raises to get other things like health care premiums covered or a fund for dependent medical care

Bargaining Update

• Where we still want to get movement
• Dental, Vision, Dependent Healthcare
• They say they need to go through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process
• If we wait for an RFP, we want some coverage of current premium and to be involved in RFP
• We want some kind of funds for dependent medical care

Bargaining Update

• Where we still want to get movement
• International Workers Rights
• We are very close and won “The University will not release the immigration status of a bargaining unit member except as required by law or authorized in writing by the bargaining unit member.”
• We want this “The University will provide a safe learning, research, and working environment for all bargaining unit members, regardless of immigration status.” but it could fall under the Health & Safety Article

Bargaining Update

• Where we still want to get movement
• Duration
• We want to align our bargaining with the finalization of the University budget and the legislative session
• We want a contract that has a shorter duration because then we have the chance to negotiate and fight for improvements sooner
• It’s agreed upon that we will need annual wage reopeners to agree on raises
• Onto the picket! (discussed in-depth at Emergency Town Hall and CAT)

Grad Workers of UNM…

Nominations close

TONIGHT!

• President
• Director of Organizing
• Clerical Director
• Treasurer
• Data Chair
• Communications Chair

Executive Council

IT’S ELECTION TIME!

Area Stewards

• 4 from College of Arts & Sciences
• 3 from School of Engineering
• 1 from College of Fine Arts
• 1 from College of Education OR the School of Architecture & Planning
• 1 Area Steward from the Health Sciences Center, Anderson School of Management, OR the School of Public Administration

Sept 24th Smear Campaign

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Friday, Oct 3rd Picket

• What: Picketing at the corner of Yale and Las Lomas Road
• When: Friday, October 3rd 11am-1pm (still deciding length)
• What we need from you: THIS IS THE TIME TO GET INVOLVED! WE NEED EVERYONE TO:
• Show up and join the picket
• Recruit other people to get involved
• Our last opportunity to pressure administration!
• Planning meeting Fri. 9/26 4pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oct 3rd Picket

Open Caucus

CAT meetings

Social Event

Announcement

Our union is organizing around the Duration of Stay (D/S) changes that have been discussed in our department (and many other departments) along with tens of thousands of other grad workers in our national parent union, United Electrical (UE). Please use the link to the letter campaign from our national union, as well as the comment page on the DHS webpage to leave comments!

Announcement

Member Concerns about Leadership

Several members have had concerns about the following issues:

• Accountability of elected leadership
• Barriers to the democratic process in our union with the current voting procedures and a call to reform them
• The removal of area stewards from EC and concerns about leadership and power

How do we hope to resolve these issues?:

• Implementation of a task force on accountability to the bylaws which will discusses reforms to make our union a more transparent and welcoming place for all workers
• Implementation of systems that ensure balanced power hierarchies are conducive to attracting diverse representation within our union

School picture day is on October 10th.

Picture Day

After GMM…

Join other graduate workers for pool and conversation at Hausammann’s!

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We’ll head right over after this meeting and hang out for a few hours.