International graduate worker townhall*

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This townhall is for international graduate workers and their allies. The Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO) is hosting it to learn more about international students' needs, especially as the GEO is bargaining new contract with the university, which involves wages, fee waivers, health care, and much much more. The GEO invites all graduate workers who are international (regardless if they are a member or not). Attendees can bring their partners as well.

*townhall = is a community gathering, usually refers to neighbourhoods who come to meet to discuss issues pertaining to their neighbourhood. In this case, the community is international graduate workers

Can you make it to the townhall on the 24th/10/2022 - Monday 5-7pm? *

Yes

Maybe

I can join only online (email officer3@uigeo.org for the link)

Do you have any dietary restrictions?

What is your non-UIUC email?

Have you been up to date with ongoing bargaining between the GEO and the University? *

Yes

Are you a Teacher Assistant or Graduate Assistant? *

Yes

Are you a Research Assistant or Professional Graduate Assistant (PGA)? *

Yes

Other:

As an international student, which of the following is most important to you in a new contract? *

Increase in wages at least matching the current inflation (9%)

Year-round health care (regardless if registered for classes or have an appointment)

Subsidising health care 100%

Dependent care

Waiving foreign language requirement for TA-ing (if English was the mode of instruction in previous education and/or English is spoken at your home country)

Other:

Required

Are you experiencing financial difficulties? *

Yes

Prefer not to say

Are you experiencing overwork (and potentially uncompromising/abusive advisor)? *

Yes

Prefer not to say

Other:

Testimonials (please reply to any or all of the following prompts):

As an international student:

- How has it been like to be international student? Do you have enough to afford surviving with the current wages?

- If you have family, and they cannot work in the US, how has it been to care for all of the with your wage?

- In our new contract, what would you like to see as it pertains to you as an international student (extended bereavement leave? waiver of international student fee? waiver of English language proficiency assessment for TAs who document their proficiency?

Anything else you would like to add?

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