10/12/13 update: A reader points out that the OAs got the goat back in October, back when Gottfredson’s lawyers Randy Geller and Sharon Rudnick were claiming he couldn’t give the faculty raises during union bargaining.
10/10/13: UO has 1200 OAs. About 400 of them are supervisors who can’t unionize. Word is that many of the other 800 are interested in unionizing, perhaps by joining UAUO. Job security is apparently concern #1. Comments on this are welcome, but maybe best to do it from your cell phone or home, as a new rumor has it that Geller is monitoring staff and OA web access to UO Matters.
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October 10, 2013
To: Officers of Administration
From: UO President Michael Gottfredson
Subject: Updates for Officers of Administration
The University of Oregon and United Academics reached a tentative agreement on a first-time collective bargaining agreement, which was ratified on Tuesday. In addition, University of Oregon classified employees recently negotiated compensation increases with OUS. These agreements provide for compensation and benefit increases for our faculty and classified staff through FY2015. It is important that we also recognize the hard work of over 1200 Officers of Administration, who provide invaluable support and are critical to the success of the university and our students.
To that end, the University plans to implement the same base FY15 salary increase package for Officers of Administration that is planned for represented and unrepresented faculty (1.5% COLA and 3.5% merit pool). Also, beginning in July 2014, subject to approval by our new Board of Trustees, the university intends to implement two new benefits for all unrepresented faculty and Officers of Administration: new paid family leave program and reduced tuition for a second child enrolled in a UO undergraduate program.
Today Jamie Moffitt, Vice President for Finance and Administration and CFO, will be joining a meeting with the OA Council to talk about the university’s commitment to all employees, including OAs.
Thank you for all that you do at the University of Oregon. You represent the highest level of accomplishment and innovation in your field and are critical to our mission of advancing our status as one of our nation’s premier public research institutions.
[Con Rispetto],
Michael Gottfredson, President
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Somehow, it seems like this cheery note should finish with ” … oh … and let’s be careful out there!”
So, Dr. Nefaro is snooping around again, eh? Hmm.
Interesting if Geller is snooping, he is breaking the Classified Staff CBA Article 59 Section 2. The university will inform employees if it is using computer monitoring. Notice will include what is being monitored and its intended use.
Dog says
a) Snoop this (behind my NAT box)
b) Yes the mistreatment of OA’s continues – and I thought I was the only one that did this …
Shut up already, Gottfredson. Repeating that we are among the nation’s “premier public research institutions” does not make it true. Paying faculty might help, though.
If I remember right, the OA’s got 3.5 percent raises last fall too. They already got their goat, minced out nicely over the course of a year.
True. See https://uomatters.com/2012/10/uo-cant-give-raises-because-of-union.html
This is an attempt to preempt union interests among most OAs, no doubt, and as UOM points out, quite hypocritical of the administration to do this (on top of the 3.5% they gave themselves and OAs last year) after fighting tooth and nail against faculty. Every single one of the top Admin making over $200k in Johnson Hall that supported the fight against faculty will have a long road to redemption, including the new provost. Fiscally responsible my ass, they are turning the faculty contract to a justification for their own padded salaries. Shameful.