To the members of OFNHP AFT Local 5017, We stand in solidarity with you in your fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and a faircontract at St. Charles Medical Center. Our union represents members across Oregon, includingthe OSU Cascades campus in Bend, and we recognize the importance of the Read more…
Reports regarding vaccine distribution and effectiveness are indeed welcome news. It seems likely that the Oregon State community will be able to return to some level of in-person work in the fall. We look forward to the time when we can be together again, engaging with our students in actual Read more…
We, the elected leadership of UAOSU, are outraged by the administration’s decision to pursue a$153 million stadium renovation project at this, of all moments.OSU has laid off staff and demanded salary reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemiceven as it has asked faculty, staff, and graduate employees to take on 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 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. Applications are due 12/7/2020. Read more…
Our letter to the editor about the end of the salary reduction program.
Read our letter to the editor about the end of the salary reduction program because of our negotiations for a fair and transparent approach.
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. Applications are due 9/16/2020. Read more…
by Sara Matthiesen https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-to-Stop-the-Cuts/249023?fbclid=IwAR0BegjM7j6rrvjCUZdbw25m7–Ec2dh6gUGnW2K_c5hDhUqbm1m1683yE8 “To achieve those aims, we need to get clear about how power operates within our respective universities, as well as where our leverage as workers of varying ranks lies. This is how the faculty at Oregon State University, who agreed to terms on their first union contract in Read more…