ees ▁office ▁to ▁draw ▁public ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁administration ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁non - recogn ition . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁in ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁decision , ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁I EL R B ' s ▁decision ▁den ying ▁gradu ate ▁employees ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁choose ▁union ▁recognition . ▁Call ing ▁the ▁Labor ▁Board ' s ▁decision ▁“ clear ly ▁err one ous ” ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁“ over ly ▁simpl istic ▁interpretation ” ▁of ▁Illinois ▁educational ▁labor ▁law , ▁the ▁Court ▁sent ▁the ▁case ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁for ▁re cons ider ation . ▁They ▁must ▁now ▁allow ▁“ th ose ▁individuals ▁whose ▁assistant ships ▁are ▁not ▁significantly ▁connected ▁to ▁their ▁status ▁as ▁students ▁… ▁the ▁same ▁stat ut ory ▁right ▁to ▁organ ize ▁as ▁other ▁educational ▁employees .” ▁The ▁I EL R B ▁approved ▁pre lim inary ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁union ▁election . ▁Gr adu ate ▁students ▁employed ▁as ▁teachers , ▁research ers , ▁or ▁assist ants ▁whose ▁employ ment ▁duties ▁over la pped ▁with ▁their ▁academic ▁discipline ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁ex cluded . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁G E O ▁st aged ▁a ▁sit - in ▁at ▁the ▁Sw an l und ▁Administration ▁Building . ▁So on ▁after , ▁the ▁Administration ▁agreed ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁the ▁union . ▁Prov ost ▁Richard ▁H erman , ▁accompanied