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Home Bargaining Since 2003 The Graduate Employees Organization AFTIFT Local 6300 AFLCIO at The University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign represents approximately 2700 Teaching assistants TAs Graduate Assistants GAs and PreProfessional Graduate Assistants PGAs on the UIUC Campus. With an active presence in the community the GEO works for highquality and accessible public education in Illinois. Furthermore the GEO is the official venue through which TAs GAs and PGAs can negotiate with the University Administration over their healthcare wages and other working conditions. Since unionizing UIUC graduate employees through the GEO have pushed for and won better stipends improvements in health insurance and other benefits.