Daily Emerald: “Selcer: Graduate employees deserve the security of a livable wage”

Kayleigh Peterman, Vice President for member communications of GTFF, talks to passersby about the GTFF’s bargaining with the University of Oregon on Nov. 9, 2018. (Sarah Northrop/Emerald) Notice: The author of this piece is a graduate employee. If you’ve fulfilled any of your core or prerequisite course requirements at the University of Oregon, you have… Continue reading Daily Emerald: “Selcer: Graduate employees deserve the security of a livable wage”

5th Bargaining Session Recap

Letter from the President: This past Friday, bargaining continued as both the GTFF and the university brought counter-proposals and questions. We are continuing to tentatively agree on some articles—this week on Article 15, regarding a change to the timeline of finding an arbitrator, and on Article 35, updating contact information for Employee Labor Relations (ELR). We’ve also tentatively agreed to… Continue reading 5th Bargaining Session Recap

5th Bargaining Session Counterproposals

See below to learn about the article changes each side will be counterproposing: GTFF Proposals – 2.15.19 Article 14 (GTFF 2.15.19) Article 15 (GTFF 2.15.19) Article 16 (GTFF 2.15.19) Article 25 (GTFF 2.15.19) Article 35 (GTFF 2.15.19) UO Proposals – 2.15.19 Article 4 (UO 2.15.19) Article 5 (UO 2.15.19) Article 30 (UO 2.15.19) Article X5 … Continue reading 5th Bargaining Session Counterproposals

4th Bargaining Session Recap

Letter from the President: Last Friday, we heard UO’s final non-economic proposals, and your Bargaining Committee had the opportunity to respond to UO’s economic proposals to the GTFF. This economic package, which attempted to put the label “pay raise” on a net loss for GEs, seemed a clear indication that our priorities were not shared by the University,… Continue reading 4th Bargaining Session Recap

Blackout Blitz

Have you seen these around campus?  GTFF Members are “blacking out” their office doors to show where GE labor would be lost should our new contract not support our ability to live, teach, and learn at UO. This is part of our bargaining campaign and is meant to catch the attention of our undergrad students,… Continue reading Blackout Blitz