May 22, 2014 Statement from the GTFF President: After more than eight long months of bargaining, last Friday the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF) held an emergency General Membership Meeting lasting more than four hours to discuss holding a strike authorization vote. Out of great concern, the gathered membership overwhelming voted to proceed with a… Continue reading GTFF Votes 98% to Authorize a Strike
Month: May 2014
Strike Authorization Vote Underway
Day 1 of GTFF Strike Authorization Vote has come and gone. The number of the members finding time in their busy schedules to volunteer to help achieve a fair contract for all University of Oregon GTFs continues to grow rapidly. They are extremely frustrated with the current state of bargaining and are highly motivated to see it come to a close… Continue reading Strike Authorization Vote Underway
Strike Authorization Vote
At its Emergency General Membership Meeting on Friday, May 17, the gathered membership of the GTFF voted overwhelmingly to proceed with a Strike Authorization Vote the following week. This vote will take place by ballot box from Monday, May 19 through Thursday, May 22 leading up to a Work-in and Rally on Friday, May 23… Continue reading Strike Authorization Vote
Bargaining Update – May 14th
Due to a unilateral decision by the University of Oregon Administration, bargaining between the GTFF and the Administration has ceased. Nearly 1500 University of Oregon GTFs are about to enter the 8th week of working without a contract and, as summer rapidly approaches, are facing the very real danger of returning in the Fall without… Continue reading Bargaining Update – May 14th
Emergency GMM!
The GTFF is holding an Emergency General Membership meeting to discuss the University’s final bargaining proposals, if they are meet the needs of Graduate Students or if the GTFF needs to do some further action, including potentially a strike, to get a fair contract for its members. This meeting will be held at the Northwest… Continue reading Emergency GMM!
Bargaining – Week of May 5th 2014
There were 2 bargaining sessions during the week of May 5th: one on Wednesday May 7th where the GTFF made financial proposals and another of Friday May 9th where the University of Oregon countered with their own proposals. Reports from these sessions follow, along with a short outline of each report. There are two… Continue reading Bargaining – Week of May 5th 2014
New Executive Board
Last week, the GTFF held elections for new Executive Board members. The winners were announced on Friday May 9th and their terms began Monday May 12th. Congratulations to the winners (listed below). Thank you to the outgoing board members for your year(s) of service to the GTFF. 2014-2015 GTFF Executive Board Members: Joe Henry (anthropology)… Continue reading New Executive Board
May Issue of The Agitator!
Download the May 2014 issue of the GTFF’s monthly newsletter here: https://gtff3544.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/AgitatorMay14.pdf Or, swing by the GTFF office for a print copy of your own or to share! In this issue: May Day Rally Recap Emergency GMM & Other Event Announcements GTFF Officer Candidate Statements . . . and much more!
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