Local 1596 UAW
This labor union includes teaching assistants, research assistants and graduate assistants.
For up-to-date information, please visit the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) website.
For contracts and forms related to Teaching and Research Assistants please visit our forms page.
Documents:
- GEO Collective Bargaining Agreement (pdf) - July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2026
- GEO Memorandum of Agreement (pdf) - July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026
- Professional Development Request Form - GEO(Please login with your staff email address (@uml.edu). If you receive an Access Denied error, you are logged in under your student email address. Please log out and log back in with your staff email address).
To apply for conferences that require travel, there is a need for an additional form, a travel pre-authorization, and then subsequent approval. Per Board policy, all faculty, staff and students must register all business-related domestic overnight and international travel in the University Travel Registry.
Domestic travel should be registered at least two weeks prior, international travel should be registered at least four weeks prior. The travel policy as well as other pertinent travel information can be found on the university’s travel policies webpage.