On the morning of Thursday, October 18, over 150 GEO members and supporters picketed the entrances to several “New Dirt” construction sites at UMass-Amherst. Work stoppages occured at the New Central heating Plant and at the Skinner construction sites. The pickets were broadly supported. Many construction workers chose to stand in solidarity with GEO members rather than cross the picket lines. GEO was joined by undergraduate students, members of other unions and community members in sending the university a clear message that graduate student employees deserve a fair contract. 

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