UPDATE to "Crossing Lines"

They got it.

Details are here. The Wife™ is in some of the photos on the GEO website. Who she is, I'm not going to say. Think of it as a twist on "Where's Waldo."

UofM re-entered negotiations with GEO yesterday evening in an effort to prevent a second day of walkouts. Apparently they really didn't want to worry about a second day, because they gave the GEO what they were asking for.

This new contract will make hundreds of people very happy. I'm sure the university isn't thrilled, but in the larger scheme of things that really doesn't matter. UofM is lucky to have a large pool of incredibly talented and dedicated Graduate Student Instructors to teach, grade papers, assist with projects and mentor students. Re-entering negotiations and agreeing to the GEO's requests was a giant step in the right direction.

Hopefully it's something they remember the next time the contract comes up for renewal.