http://statenews.com The Graduate Employees Union’s new contract goes into effect today, and the union’s members will receive better wages and health care – issues that the union has been fighting for since its formation in 2001. en-us Foundry4 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:01:28 -0400 Fri, 16 May 2008 10:45:59 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/17051/view Just say NO to unions! Thu, 15 May 2008 22:43:47 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/17051/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/17060/view Cool…The Union members get paid more…now my tuition goes up! Why don’t you “Graduate Employees” go out and get a job in the Real World if you want more pay! Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:22 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/17060/view http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/17066/view the diff – do you really think your TA’s pay rate going up $300 a year has a major impact on the budget of the university? The university budget is over 1 billion dollars per year. MSU already has the lowest tuition in the Big 10. I’m not saying that high tuition isn’t a crappy thing to deal with, but be comparative – you’re getting one of the cheapest educations you can already. Fri, 16 May 2008 10:45:59 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/17066/view