KLCC: “U Of O Graduate Employees Stage Mock Funeral As New Contract Negotiations Continue”

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”

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”