11/17/2009: Provost Bean comments on the proposed Union. Emphasis added: This e-mail has been sent on behalf of Provost Jim Bean. Many of you are aware that organizers from the “United Academics of the University of Oregon” (a union co-sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers and the AAUP) are…
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10/25/2009: Greg Bolt has a good article on the faculty union in the Sunday RG: (Marie) Vitulli (Math) said concern about pay and benefits is one reason for considering a union. UO faculty are generally ranked at or near the bottom in pay among institutions in the groups the state…
10/4/2009: We are passing along information on 2 upcoming Union events. As background, a joint AAUP-AFT group is working to organize a UO faculty union. Their website is http://unitedacademics-of-uo.org. They are currently attempting to build support, get President Lariviere to adopt a neutrality policy, and at some point will presumably…
9/7/2009: The PSU AAU union has an active website, with information about the staff contract among other things. They report staff furlough days will be scheduled as follows: Monthly pay of $2,450 or below: 8 days Monthly pay $2,451 to $3,105: 12 days Monthly pay $3,106 to $5,733: 14 days Monthly pay $5,734…
6/5/2009 update: The Union effort seems to be gaining momentum. They have hired additional organizers and that suggests they believe they have the potential to win an election. During Frohnmayer’s years faculty salaries have gone nowhere, while administrative salaries, spending, and distractions like athletics, Bend, Portland, and so on have…
For discussions regarding the proposed faculty/instructor/administrator union. Our previous union posts are here. The union organizing committee site is here.