About 40 members of the University of Michigan Graduate Employees’ Organization gathered in Haven Hall and over Zoom Thursday afternoon to meet with Academic Human Resources regarding the alleged suppression of pro-Palestine speech on campus. GEO initiated the grievance meeting to bring forward complaints of widespread on-campus repression of pro-Palestine speech, claiming it violated the GEO-UM contract that took effect in 2023 after nine months of negotiations with the University. GEO specifically alleged the violation of Article IV, Section A, which forbids discrimination based on factors such as race or political belief, and Article XXI, Section G, which bars any employee from acting or being forced to act in a manner that threatens their health or safety. Rackham student Ekaterina Shipyatsky, co-chair of the GEO grievance committee, opened the hearing with a statement regarding the current situation surrounding Palestinian activism on campus. Shipyatsky said she felt graduate s...