The ongoing strike between the University of Michigan and one of its unions could soon be entering a new phase.
U-M is asking the state to bring in an independent factfinder to help resolve the ongoing dispute between it and the Graduate Employees Organization, or GEO.
U-M and GEO have been negotiating a new contract since November, and a lack of progress prompted GEO to go on strike in March.
Rick Fitzgerald is U-M’s Vice President for Public Affairs.
“We’re at that point where we’ve exhausted other measures, and we think fact-finding may be helpful in getting us to an agreement on a new contract."
Fitzgerald says the fact-finding process could take several months to complete.
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