▁a ▁semi - active ▁group . ▁The ▁E lection ▁and ▁Ori entation ▁Comm itte es ▁form ▁only ▁as ▁needed , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁and ▁during ▁union ▁elections ▁and ▁University ▁orientation , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁Communic ations ▁Committee ▁( Comm Comm ) ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁G E O ' s ▁communic ations ▁strategy ▁and ▁over se es ▁external ▁communic ations . ▁M embers ▁create ▁content ▁for , ▁edit , ▁design , ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁information ▁for ▁the ▁G E O . ▁These ▁communic ations ▁include ▁the ▁website , ▁social ▁media , ▁orientation ▁materials , ▁mass ▁emails , ▁press ▁releases , ▁t ‐ sh ir ts , ▁buttons , ▁stick ers , ▁and ▁much ▁more . ▁ ▁The ▁Gr iev ance ▁Committee ▁( GC ) ▁works ▁to ▁en force ▁the ▁G E O ▁contract . ▁They ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁fair ▁labor ▁practices ▁at ▁UI UC ▁and ▁protect ing ▁gradu ate ▁employees . ▁ ▁The ▁Sol id ar ity ▁Committee ▁( Sol Comm ) ▁is ▁committed ▁to ▁working ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁social ▁justice ▁and ▁supporting ▁them ▁through ▁various ▁means ▁such ▁as ▁financial ▁end ors ements , ▁statements ▁of ▁support , ▁and ▁collabor ations . ▁To ▁that ▁end , ▁the ▁Sol id ar ity ▁Committee ▁allows ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁research ▁groups ▁to ▁efficiently ▁strateg ize ▁around ▁issues ▁of ▁social ▁justice . ▁Gr oups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Justice ▁Research ▁Group , ▁the ▁G ender ▁Justice ▁Research ▁Group , ▁and ▁the ▁Anti ‐ Pol ice ▁Br ut ality ▁Research ▁Group ▁work ▁on