Michigan union scores big.

• Position: On the Line - Graduate Employees Organization of the University of Michigan - Brief Article

Ann Arbor

Rachel Meyer was still excited a couple of weeks after the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) won a new contract, including a substantial increase in child care benefits, with the University of Michigan.

"The point is, you can win things with a union," said Meyer, GEO's child care committee organizer. GEO, which represents 1,500 graduate instructors and staff, battled with the university for five months. The union says a...