The AFT-Oregon Member Organizer Institute is seeking member organizers—UAOSU members who want to develop their organizing skills to build their union through outreach to other employees about their issues, rights in the workplace and how we can improve our lives and communities together as union members. The program runs January 10th, Read more…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Today your UAOSU bargaining team secured salary increases for academic years 2021-2024 and equity adjustments for AY 2024. The agreed-upon figures represent a foundation for faculty salary increases, and these numbers may increase based on the financial health of the institution. Before eligible faculty members can enjoy these Read more…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The administration team’s proposal on the transition to and from remote work gives supervisors the ultimate authority to decide the manner in which classes will be continued in the event that an instructor must quarantine. Our previous proposal on this matter would give the faculty the flexibility to adapt to personal health Read more…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Your bargaining team has met with the administration twice in August to continue negotiating the return to onsite work. While progress has been made, the administration has made worrying assertions about faculty rights in their classrooms and workspaces. If you will need remote or flexible work arrangements for the Read more…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At this session, the administration presented their counter to our proposal for Remote and Flexible Work Requests. We also presented proposals about classroom enforcement of COVID policies and vaccination rates. If agreed to, these will allow our bargaining unit members to make informed decisions about their workplace safety, which is one of our members’ bargaining Read more…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met 12–1 on Thursday, June 24 on Zoom, and we want to thank the faculty members who joined us to observe this session. Your attendance shows the administration that you care about a safe and respectful return to onsite work. Read more…
As you know, we have been negotiating since April over salary increases for the remainder of our contract (2021-2024), and today we held another session. This week, we also began bargaining over the details of campus reopening for fall. After this week’s sessions, we are certain that bargaining is going Read more…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Your UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team met for three sessions this week to address COVID and campus reopening, as well as our salary reopener. In these sessions, two major advances were achieved. After months of refusing to discuss pay inequity through our negotiations, the administration has finally Read more…
The AFT-Oregon Member Organizer Institute is seeking member organizers—UAOSU members who want to develop their organizing skills to build their union through outreach to other employees about their issues, rights in the workplace and how we can improve our lives and communities together as union members. The program runs September 27 Read more…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At this session, we discussed our counterproposal for AY 2021-2024 salary increases. While OSU’s administration recognizes that faculty who meet their job expectations should receive annual pay increases, the amount of these increases still needs to be negotiated. We are continuing to advocate for equity adjustments, the other key component Read more…