Dear Colleagues, Last weekend, I and a few other members of our union attended a summit of Oregon higher education unions (including our fellow OSU unions, CGE and SEIU 503!). The summit provided us space to strengthen our connections with fellow workers at Oregon universities and colleges and focused on how we can work […]
10.16.25 – Build solidarity in our community: Attend these upcoming events Read More »
Greetings, and welcome to the Fall ’25 edition of “And Another Dam Thing,” the UAOSU Newsletter. In this edition of our newsletter, you will find: A message from Joseph Orosco, our union’s president Info about Wednesday’s Faculty Senate Special Session Upcoming UAOSU Events Introductions to new members of the UAOSU Executive Committee A Welcome
9.23.25 – Back to School with Your Union Read More »
A Welcome From Your President Labor Day has a long history in Oregon. We were the first state in the nation to celebrate it in 1887–even before there was a federal holiday. For almost 140 years, Oregonians have gathered to remember and honor the struggles and sacrifices workers have made to claim their rights and
8.28.25 – Summer Updates from Your Union Read More »
Our union will be participating in AFT-Oregon’s Member Organizer Institute (MOI), a paid training opportunity for those ready to take their union organizing skills to the next level and build our local for the future. MOI is a 3-month intensive paid training program that teaches organizing skills through real-world experience in concert with staff and local leaders. MOI trains
8.27.25 – Member Organizing Institute Read More »
Dear colleagues, It has come to our attention that many faculty are receiving renewal letters that contain errors. In particular, faculty are not seeing their new salary increases represented in these notices, and faculty who are eligible for multi-year contracts (and will be eligible for continuous employment contracts next year) are seeing 1 year
5.20.25 – Renewal Letter Issues Read More »
Dear Colleagues: We did it! After 16 long months of bargaining, we have our second contract. Voting ended earlier today with a super majority of UAOSU members participating and a resounding 98.3% approval of the new collective bargaining agreement. Represented faculty who are eligible for the AY 24-25 pay increase should expect the
4.30.25 – Contract approved! Read More »
As you know, your bargaining team reached a tentative agreement (TA) with the administration last week on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) governing salaries and working conditions of most academic faculty at OSU. While we did not win everything we wanted or everything faculty deserve, we believe we won the best agreement that was
4.22.25 – Vote YES to Ratify Our New Contract! Read More »
Your bargaining team is excited to announce that after sixteen months of bargaining, we have come to a Tentative Agreement (TA) on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with OSU’s administration. Based on responses to our bargaining survey, participation in bargaining forums, and hundreds and hundreds of conversations with academic faculty across OSU, we entered
4.17.25 – We have a Tentative Agreement! Read More »
We just came to conceptual agreement in our contract negotiations! We still have some language to nail down before we prepare for ratification, but we have general agreement on the content. Your bargaining team will bring it to our union’s Executive Committee, and will share the details soon, as we work out the final language
4.9.25 – Mediation Yields Results! Read More »
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Your UAOSU bargaining team met with the administration team and our state-appointed mediator on Tuesday, March 18 for our first mediation session. Unfortunately, after nine hours in mediation, we received a package from the administration team that did not include a proposal on Compensation. UPCOMING EVENTS Fri 3/21 4-6pm, End of Term
3.21.25 – Update from 1st Mediation Session Read More »
