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 »
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 »
Dear Members, Earlier this month over 160 UAOSU members and our allies rallied together on the Corvallis Campus to call on the OSU administration to negotiate a contract that addresses your priorities. After the rally we delivered our Stability, Equity, and Respect petition containing over 600 faculty signatures to Provost Feser urging him and
2.20.25 – Register now for our March 6 Member Meeting Read More »
Dear Colleagues, As the graduate employee strike moves into its fourth week, your union has been receiving numerous reports of faculty being asked to cover the duties of striking workers against their objections – in many cases without meaningful (or any) offsets to their own workload, discussions about compensation, and in some cases with
12.2.24 – Work Coverage During CGE Strike Read More »
Greetings, fellow Faculty Research Assistants and Research Associates! We know that there is a lot of uncertainty and mystery around the promotion process for Faculty Research Assistants (FRAs) and Research Associates (RAs). Confusion over eligibility and timelines for promotion at the university level, differences in deadlines and guidance at the department level, and outdated
11.25.24 – Virtual Promotion Workshop for FRAs and RAs – Thurs Dec 5 Read More »
Dear colleagues, As many of you are aware, our graduate worker colleagues with the Coalition of Graduate Employees (CGE) have declared an intent to strike starting on Tuesday November 12. They have been engaged with difficult contract negotiations with the administration for over a year now and after several meditation sessions declared impasse in
11.8.24 – Preparing for a possible CGE strike Read More »
Dear Colleagues, By now you have likely heard that graduate employees may go on strike in the coming weeks. Similar to our own experiences in bargaining, these workers have been engaged in difficult negotiations with the Administration over the last year. Following the process laid out in state law, the Coalition of Graduate Employees
10.21.24 – Preparing for a possible graduate employee strike Read More »
