wh el ming ly ▁passed ▁( 9 2 % ▁of ▁ 7 7 7 ▁votes ▁cast ) ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁G E O . ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁gradu ate ▁employees ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁walked ▁pick et ▁lines ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁on ▁the ▁Main ▁Qu ad . ▁G E O ▁then ▁rat ified ▁the ▁third ▁contract , ▁which ▁secured ▁tu ition ▁wa ivers ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁employees . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁new ▁contract ▁was ▁signed , ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Fine ▁and ▁App lied ▁Arts ▁( FA A ) ▁reduced ▁tu ition ▁wa ivers ▁in ▁five ▁depart ments ▁( Music , ▁Dance , ▁Theater , ▁Land s cape ▁Architecture , ▁and ▁Urban ▁& ▁Regional ▁Pl anning ) ▁from ▁the ▁out - of - state ▁to ▁the ▁in - state ▁rate , ▁a ▁difference ▁of ▁$ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁union ▁gr ieved ▁this ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁university ▁administration ▁and ▁file d ▁an ▁unf air ▁labor ▁practice ▁( U LP ) ▁with ▁the ▁I EL R B . ▁They ▁won ▁a ▁decision ▁from ▁a ▁federal ▁arbitr ator ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁I EL R B ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁G E O , ▁finding ▁that ▁the ▁UI UC ▁administration ▁engaged ▁in ▁an ▁unf air ▁labor ▁practice ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁the