Members of the Graduate Employees Union are all graduate students at Michigan State University — in fact, nearly 80% of MSU teaching assistants are members of GEU. We have our own academic responsibilities in courses, exams, theses and dissertations and we also teach classes, grade students’ assignments, conduct research, and perform many of the duties which the university needs to function. We are affiliated with the AFT-Michigan (American Federation of Teachers), and the American Federation of Labor/Council of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).