Graduate Employee Organization

Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) is a union of graduate employees at UMass Lowell. If you are a teaching assistant (TA) or research assistant (RA) at UMass Lowell, you are covered by GEO stipends and benefits. As a union, GEO negotiates legally-binding contracts with the University over working conditions and can file grievances on behalf of individual employees.

We are part of the International UAW. Our affiliation is with UAW Local 1596 based in Dedham, MA. We are a union of teaching and research assistants at UMass Lowell.

Announcing the New Staff for 2008 -2009