By BRIAN BULL A funeral procession marched through the University of Oregon today, with members of a graduate employees’ union mourning the expiration of its collective bargaining agreement with the school. Members of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, AFT Local 3544 carry a coffin towards the U of O’s Johnson Hall, as part of this morning’s… Continue reading KLCC: “U Of O Graduate Employees Stage Mock Funeral As New Contract Negotiations Continue”
Category: Bargaining Blog
Register-Guard: “UO graduate teaching fellows stage demonstration in push for raises and training”
By Jordyn Brown The Register-Guard Posted Apr 3, 2019 at 7:42 PMUpdated at 6:30 AM The Graduate Teaching Fellow Federation at the University of Oregon turned heads Wednesday when students carried a casket down East 13th Avenue and laid it on the steps of Johnson Hall in a ceremonial funeral for its contract with the university. The procession and speeches by… Continue reading Register-Guard: “UO graduate teaching fellows stage demonstration in push for raises and training”
9th Bargaining Session
7th & 8th Bargaining Sessions Recap
Letter from the President: We have been busily bargaining in March, with the seventh and eighth bargaining sessions including further counter-proposals from the UO and the GTFF on primarily non-economic items. Things at the table are getting contentious, and may get more so as we get further into economic discussions coming up! The GTFF has continued to reiterate our key priorities for… Continue reading 7th & 8th Bargaining Sessions Recap
GE Stories: Adam M.
Among the economic issues at stake in the lives of graduate students and GEs is the issue of affordable and accessible housing. GEs often are to required to spend a substantial quantity of their entire monthly income on housing. Thus, housing independently is quite arguably the biggest expense graduate students face. While the university manages… Continue reading GE Stories: Adam M.
GE Stories: Dan Shtob
I believe that, for parents, access to childcare in graduate school is not a matter of ease or difficulty, but can determine whether the opportunity to be in graduate school exists at all. To this end, it is a matter of diversity and inclusion not just for parents and non-traditional students. It is a matter… Continue reading GE Stories: Dan Shtob
GE Stories: Hannah Wellman
Hi, my name is Hannah. I am in my fifth year at UO, and you might not know it from looking at me but I have chronic illnesses. I want to quickly note that I have never sat in a room with this many people and said that out loud. I discuss this with my… Continue reading GE Stories: Hannah Wellman
GE Stories: Jason McLarty
My name is Jason McLarty and I am a PhD candidate in the Linguistics Department here. While here at the University of Oregon, I have been a dedicated and productive graduate researcher presenting over twenty singly and jointly authored papers and posters at numerous regional, national, and international conferences, as well as several publications… Continue reading GE Stories: Jason McLarty
Eugene Weekly: “UO Grad Employee Insurance”
“The UO works because we do!” This is a common cry at rallies for the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF), the graduate employees’ union at the University of Oregon, as we continue to bargain for a new contract. It is also indisputable. We teach 17 percent of lectures, 83 percent of labs and 93 percent… Continue reading Eugene Weekly: “UO Grad Employee Insurance”
8th Bargaining Session Counterproposals
See below to learn about the article changes each side will be counterproposing: GTFF Counterproposals Article 3 (GTFF 3.21.19) Article 4 (GTFF 3.21.19) Appendix A (GTFF 3.21.19) Article X1 (GTFF 3.21.2019) GTFF Healthcare Presentation Bargaining Presentation: Healthcare UO Counterproposals Article 8 (UO 3.21.19) Article 9 (UO 3.21.19) Article 14 (UO 3.21.19) Article 16 (UO 3.21.19)… Continue reading 8th Bargaining Session Counterproposals
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