General Meeting Minutes – October 19, 2021

Agenda

• Welcome
• Officer reports 
• Negotiations update 
• Organizing update 
• Listening session 
• Announcements

Minutes

1. All e-board present
2. Officer report – 
   1. Pres – busy as usual
   2. Political – nothing outside of negotiations
   3. Economic – just over $1,000 in our account
   4. Comms – overhaul on website finally coming to an end
   5. Grievance – nothing new
   6. Secretary – Unit exec board manual (for transitions, etc.)
3. Negotiations update:
   1. Main priorities 
      1. Wages
         1. KU current position is that our wages will be frozen for three upcoming years, so with inflation that 17,750 will be worth less and less.
      2. Healthcare
         1. KU shut down our healthcare – we can’t reopen this point.
      3. General improvements to working conditions (grievance, workload, working hours, etc.)
         1. We haven’t pushed this as hard, given our focus on the first two points. 
   2. Questions: 
      1. What will the process of voting on the contract look like and what happens after?
         1. Discussion of impasse, mediation, etc.
         2. What sort of leverage does GTAC have? How are we disseminating information out to unit members?
4. Organizing update – 
   1. Starting a small office
   2. Trying to get out to talk to grad workers 
   3. Meetings Thursdays, 6-7
5. Listening session:
   1. Any updates on spring semester and COVID stuff?
   2. Organizing questions