*Dear CGE Members and Community,* *Quick Little Reminders* - *CGE hosted ICE response training* If you are interested being more informed and empowered to respond to ICE, you can attend a training by experts, hosted by CGE. Reach out to organizer@cge6069.org. - *Late winter appointment letters* Late appointment letters can be frustrating, destabilizing, and frightening. Therefore, OSU owes grads 50$ for late appointment letters. If your received your appointment letter for Winter after November 16th please reach out to vp_grievances@cge6069.org in the coming weeks. - *Cigna and Student Health Services* Several grad employees have reported having visits to Student Health Services treated as out-of-network by Cigna. OSU Human Resources have confirmed that Student Health Services is in-network and said that Cigna is reprocessing claims where Student Health Services was incorrectly treated as out-of-network. If you have this issue you can reach out to Cigna and they should be able to help. You can also reach out to us and OSU Human Resources. - *Bargaining Committee (meets Wednesday 11-1pm @WestM):* *Like everything else CGE does, the impact bargaining team is made up of members - that’s you! *If you are interested in learning more about or even joining the Bargaining Committee please email vp_bargaining@cge6069.org with a non-OSU email indicating your interest. Anyone can attend bargaining committee meetings, even if you are not a member of the team. *We are especially interested in making **sure that we have representation from masters students, international **students, humanities students, queer students, students of color, and **any other group of students who face challenges that can be addressed **through contract negotiations.* No prior experience in research/negotiations is expected or required. Announcements - *ICE walkout and rally tomorrow! Meet at MU steps 9:15, march to courthouse 10:15* We cannot proceed with business as normal as militarized immigration enforcement endangers our community. Join us tomorrow to demand an end of ICE presence and accountability for the violence in Minnesota, in Portland, and across the country. We will meet tomorrow at 9:45am on the steps of the Memorial Union then march to the courthouse starting at 10:15. - *Upcoming Cigna office hours and presentations* Cigna will be hosting office hours and presentations next week, both virtually and in-person in order to answer questions about our new health insurance. See 1/12 email from Grad Health for more information. *Committees and Caucuses that need your help* Grad workers are capable and passionate people who can together exercise great power. One of the ways we do that is through caucuses and committees. All meetings are at WestM unless otherwise stated. *Grievance Committee: *A great opportunity for people to learn more about the contract and how we defend it. Meets Fridays at 4pm. Email vp_grievances@cge6069.org for more information. *International Caucus: *The CGE International Caucus is open to all graduate students regardless of CGE membership status and serves to represent the concerns of all international students at Oregon State University. The International Graduate Caucus recognizes that international graduate students attending OSU have unique needs and difficulties in comparison to US students. Reach out to president@cge6069.org. In solidarity, Serena Frazee (she/her) VP for Communications, Coalition of Graduate Employees, AFT Local 6069 PhD Student in Integrative Biology, Oregon State University