# @michigandaily on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6WYND2sDdy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16965678-michigandaily-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-04-29T15:01:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Michigan Daily (@michigandaily) — https://gondola.cc/michigandaily

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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 students have repeatedly faced retaliation for discussing Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, which has been enabled by responses from the administration.

“The campus has been a general climate of repression and harassment that has gotten increasingly worse over time,” Shipyatsky said. “This has been largely enabled by President Ono’s statements, which have actively laid the groundwork for hostile work environments across the University.”

In an email to The Daily, University spokesperson Colleen Mastony said the University aims to address GEO’s concerns regarding free speech on campus through the grievance procedure agreed upon by GEO and the administration.

“In regard to the Graduate Employees’ Organization grievance, it is important that we allow the process outlined in the contract to be carried out,” Mastony wrote.

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| The Michigan Daily | @michigandaily | https://gondola.cc/michigandaily | Newspaper |
| Anna Fuder | @annafuder | https://gondola.cc/annafuder | Photographer |

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