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The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (AFT Local 3544) welcomes the University of Oregon’s involvement as a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking a Temporary Restraining Order against the changes by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) which impose severe restrictions on international students in the midst of a pandemic.… Continue reading Press Release: GTFF Welcomes UO’s Involvement as Lead Plaintiff in Lawsuit against ICE Restrictions on International Students

On Monday, July 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to their Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVP), which stipulate that any students with F-1 and M-1 visas attending schools operating entirely online cannot take a full online course load and remain in the United States. The rule announces that affected students must… Continue reading BIPOC Caucus Response to ICE SEVP Temporary Exemptions

In response to the recent removal of the Pioneer and Pioneer Mother statues by local anti-racist activists, President Schill displayed a profound ignorance of the statues’ history as symbols of white supremacy on campus. In referring to the statues’ removal as “acts of destruction,” President Schill made it clear that he places greater value in… Continue reading Response to President Schill’s email about the Pioneer statues

The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (AFT Local 3544) condemns the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and David McAtee and the violent repression of protests by police around the U.S. We stand in solidarity with demonstrators around the country who are fighting for racial justice and an end to police brutality. The… Continue reading Black Lives Matter

The Executive Board of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, American Federation of Teachers 3544, which represents over 1,400 graduate employees at the University of Oregon, writes in support of the graduate employees of the University of California-Santa Cruz currently on strike. We urge the University of California-Santa Cruz administration to negotiate with UCSC graduate employees… Continue reading GTFF Stands in Solidarity with UCSC Graduate Employees

The Executive Board of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, American Federation of Teachers 3544, which represents 1,400 graduate employees at the University of Oregon, writes in support of the members of the Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Auto Workers currently on strike. We urge Harvard University administration to listen to Harvard graduate workers and to agree… Continue reading GTFF Stands in Solidarity with HGSU