From Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO 3550) at UMich:
The Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) Local 3550, the graduate workers union at the University of Michigan, is being targeted with an overly broad subpoena for union records amidst other politically-targeted court battles. This new subpoena demands a huge swath of documents dating back to January 2023; like many subpoenas, this scope is incredibly broad and the intent in gathering this information is unclear. This is part of a campaign by prosecutors and federal officials to criminalize protest activity and escalate the use of federal criminal charges against protest.
This is the latest attempt within a broader effort to intimidate and repress GEO, and is part of the larger campaign the Trump administration is taking against organized labor and resistance. Whether you resist ICE, speak out against genocide, or are dedicated labor organizers, they are coming for us all — if not now, then soon.
We ask you to stand with us as we fight to protect our members and movement and rise to the moment as the Administration intensifies its attacks on workers.
Ways to take action:
- Sign onto this letter as an organization or individual: https://go.geo3550.org/signsolidaritystatement
- Contribute to GEO’s Worker Solidarity Fund to send your support: https://go.geo3550.org/solidarityfund