News & Updates
2.17.26 – Building a better OSU through community
Greetings, and welcome to the Winter ’26 edition of “And Another Dam Thing,” the UAOSU Newsletter. In this edition of our newsletter, you will find:
1.14.26 – Upcoming Events with Your Union
Happy New Year! 2025 has come to an end, and 2026 looks to be as eventful and challenging as the year we left behind. We
12.3.25 – Wear your UAOSU shirt on Dec 5 to show solidarity with higher ed workers!
Every first Friday of the month, our national affiliates AFT and AAUP will be holding days of action in support of higher education leading up
11.12.25 – Sharing Important Community Resources
In light of the recent uncertainty over SNAP benefits and increased ICE activity in our communities, members of your UAOSU Social Justice Committee started compiling
11.10.25 – Join our Instructor Promotion Workshop on Wed Nov 19 3:30-4:30pm
Hello, fellow instructors and senior instructors. I’m writing to invite you to a fast-approaching hybrid workshop / discussion about our promotion process here at OSU.
11.3.25 – RSVP for our Fall General Membership Meeting! And other important reminders
Next Wednesday, November 5, from 5:30-7 pm we will be holding our Fall Term General Membership Meeting in the Journey Room at Memorial Union (and
10.16.25 – Build solidarity in our community: Attend these upcoming events
Dear Colleagues, Last weekend, I and a few other members of our union attended a summit of Oregon higher education unions (including our fellow
9.23.25 – Back to School with Your Union
Greetings, and welcome to the Fall ’25 edition of “And Another Dam Thing,” the UAOSU Newsletter. In this edition of our newsletter, you will
8.28.25 – Summer Updates from Your Union
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
8.27.25 – Member Organizing Institute
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
5.20.25 – Renewal Letter Issues
Dear colleagues, It has come to our attention that many faculty are receiving renewal letters that contain errors. In particular, faculty are not seeing
4.30.25 – Contract approved!
Dear Colleagues: We did it! After 16 long months of bargaining, we have our second contract. Voting ended earlier today with a super majority
4.22.25 – Vote YES to Ratify Our New Contract!
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
4.17.25 – We have a Tentative Agreement!
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
4.9.25 – Mediation Yields Results!
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
3.21.25 – Update from 1st Mediation Session
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,
4.16.25 – Results from our 2025 union election
Dear members, The UAOSU Elections Committee is pleased to announce our new officers, delegates, and reps for 2025! If you’re wondering if you somehow missed
2.27.25 – Nominations for union officers open today!
Dear Members, Starting today, the nomination period for our next UAOSU election for officer, representative assembly, and delegate positions is open. If you’d like to