EXECUTIVE SUMMARY UAOSU and the administration have finalized ground rules and will begin bargaining our contract reopener on Tuesday, January 23, 10am – 2pm at the LaSells Stewart Center. — Your UAOSU bargaining team and the administration team bargained ground rules over 3 sessions: December 1, December 15, and January 19. At last week’s […]
01.22.24 – Contract negotiations begin tomorrow (Jan 23) at 10am! Read More »
Dear Colleagues, Your bargaining team met with the administration’s team on Thursday, August 17 and signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) on the creation of a new Professor of Teaching category. Background The Faculty Senate voted to recommend creation of this new fixed-term professorial category, which includes a majority of duties in instruction but also includes an expectation
8.18.23 Agreement Reached on the Creation of the Professor of Teaching Category Read More »
Dear Colleagues, Your bargaining team met with the administration team on July 10, 2023, and the two parties concluded an agreement on the implementation of Paid Leave Oregon that secured important protections for bargaining unit members. Read on for more details on this agreement and additional UAOSU updates. Our agreement ensures that no bargaining unit member seeking paid family and medical leave will be obligated
Dear Members, Starting today, the nomination period for our next UAOSU election for officer, representative assembly, and delegate positions is open. We have a new, simplified process for this election cycle! If you’d like to run for office, just send an email to elections@uaosu.org expressing your self-nomination, and include two forwarded emails from
3.1.24 – Nominations for union officers open today Read More »
We met with the administration’s bargaining team on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to continue negotiations over the implementation of Paid Leave Oregon (PLO), the state’s new program that will provide up to twelve weeks of paid leave to most Oregon workers. PLO allows individual employers the option to pay all or some of the employee contributions or
3/3/23 Counter Proposal on Paid Leave Oregon Read More »
We met with the Administration’s bargaining team this morning to continue negotiating the implementation of Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). Thank you to the members who attended this morning’s bargaining session. Last month, the administration team surprised us by stating that OSU had applied to the state of Oregon to develop their own equivalent paid leave to be administered through The Standard Insurance Company
12/12/22 Update on Paid Leave Oregon Negotiations Read More »
Paid Leave Oregon (PLO) is a state-wide program that will provide up to twelve weeks of paid leave to all Oregon workers. Beginning in January, the state program will be financed through employee and employer contributions with leave available next September. Individual employers have the option to pay all or some of the employee contributions
11/29/22 Paid Leave Oregon Bargaining Update Read More »
We celebrate the launch of Oregon Paid Leave, which is a victory for Oregon workers. Beginning in September 2023, workers in our state will have access to up to twelve weeks of paid leave so they can better care for themselves or for a loved one. In anticipation of the implementation of Oregon Paid
11/1/22 Update on Oregon Paid Leave Negotiations Read More »
Join us at Squirrels starting at 4pm on Friday September 30th to celebrate the start of the new academic year and ease into the weekend with your faculty colleagues. We invite all OSU faculty to join us for “Odd Fridays” during fall term weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and finals week for informal gatherings.
Fri 9/30 “Odd Friday” – Squirrels @ 4pm Read More »
