The GEO may be okay, but why is it affiliated with United Steelworkers (USW)?
The GEO is affiliated with the United Steelworkers (USW) through their Associate Member Program, Fight Back America. Fight Back America is an 8,000 member organization from 40 different states, whose members include environmentalists, human rights and grassroots activists, educators, lawyers, elected officials, blue and white collar workers, and retired workers. Fight Back America’s campaign is to build power through community action by improving people’s lives, fighting for good jobs, a fair workplace, access to good healthcare, a clean environment, and strengthening ties between all working people and our natural allies, including students, environmentalists, and human rights activists. As professionals working in higher education, graduate employees have much in common with the other members of our state and national affiliates. As workers, we face similar workplace issues as our blue collar brethren. In addition, we acknowledge that economic justice cannot be separated from the fig
