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 25, Read more…
Dear [member name], As you likely know, OSU has been engaged in an open presidential search process to select our institution’s next president. Though not without its flaws, this process has been much better than the one that produced F. King Alexander. This improvement in the process came about because Read more…
Salary inequity has been a driving issue for faculty since early in our organizing campaign. We have pursued salary equity through bargaining, most notably winning a 0.5% equity pool, to be distributed by admin, in FY2024. We are committed to negotiating for more policy changes and investments to reduce long-standing 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 April 4th, Read more…
It’s often said that racism can only be defeated through love and compassion for one another, and that anger is counter-productive. But is it? Could anger make us more successful activists? Our BIPOC Caucus is hosting a guided discussion for UAOSU members on the role of anger in anti-racist organizing. Read more…
What does being an activist actually mean? What is public education if it increases in costs year after year? The UAOSU Labor Education Caucus (LEC) invites UAOSU members and friends to a dialogue about activism vs. organizing for a future where public education is actually free. We will read and 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 January 10th, 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…
April 12, 2021 Dear President Naganathan and Provost Mott, We are writing to you today to urge you to come to the bargaining table and conclude negotiations with your faculty union, Oregon Tech-AAUP. The approach you have taken thus far is damaging to your institution, your faculty, and your students. Read more…
March 10, 2021 Dear Members of the OSU Board of Trustees, As an organization, United Academics of Oregon State University values respect, equality, and social justice. The Executive Council of UAOSU is deeply disturbed by the recent corroboration of President F. King Alexander’s role in protecting the head coach and Read more…