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and timelines for promotion at the university level, differences in deadlines and guidance at the department level, and outdated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 »
Dear Members, As we enter our tenth month of contract negotiations, it is vital that we stay united in our efforts to push the administration to do more than the bare minimum for our faculty. We must stay connected as a union to send a clear message to the administration about our priorities for
10.17.24 – Register now for our upcoming GMM Read More »
Dear Colleagues, If you’ve been following contract negotiations you may recall that we worked with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) to conduct a financial analysis of OSU in preparation for our contract negotiations. Prior to putting forward our Compensation proposal at the March 15th bargaining session (read our full update here) we
04.28.24 – Save the date – Analysis of the Financial State of OSU Read More »
It has been another challenging year and, like many of you, I’m looking forward to the sunshine and more relaxed pace of summer work. The longer days give us time for recreation and reconnecting with family and friends. I am happy to announce two summer-time events for UAOSU members to connect and strengthen the bonds
Don’t be a stranger this summer! Read More »
