The GTFF had another packed house for its General Membership Meeting (GMM) held on Friday, October 3rd. The Bargaining Team presented new and returning GTFs with a detailed account of bargaining and mediation through September. No major bargaining decisions were made at Friday’s GMM. Stewards requested that their members have more time in their departments to discuss… Continue reading GMM and Clarifications
Category: Bargaining Blog
Board of Trustees Information
Members of the GTFF spoke to at the UO Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday. During the discussion, the GTFF President provided this information packet to the Board, which was withheld from the Board to go through a “vetting” process. Statements made to the Board of Trustees by our President and VP of Organization are below,… Continue reading Board of Trustees Information
Paid Leave Letter
A graduate student recently had a letter published in The Register Guard discussing the importance of paid parental leave. His letter follows. Thank you, Jon, for speaking out on the behalf of your fellow graduate employees. UO’s grad employees deserve parental leave By Jon LaRochelle AUG. 19, 2014 Since November 2013, the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation… Continue reading Paid Leave Letter
Bargaining Update – August 21, 2014
The GTFF and University Administration Bargaining teams met on Thursday August 22nd before separating and communicating throughout the day via a state Employee Relations Board appointed mediator. The mediator passed information and proposals between the teams and pushed both sides to clearly delineate their beliefs, motivations and desires for each proposal to her. The mediator… Continue reading Bargaining Update – August 21, 2014
GTFF Bargaining Update – August
The GTFF and the University of Oregon will return to contract bargaining this Thursday (August 21st) with the assistance of a mediator from the Oregon Employment Relations Board. We hope this will allow the two sides to come to an agreement before the new academic year begins. One member of the GTFF’s bargaining has recently… Continue reading GTFF Bargaining Update – August
Bargaining Update – June 30
The GTFF and University of Oregon Administration’s bargaining teams held a bargaining session on June 30th. The GTFF presented proposals on all still open contract articles. These proposals were not agreed to by the Administration and they have reached out to the Oregon Employee Relations Board and asked for a mediator to help the two… Continue reading Bargaining Update – June 30
Bargaining Update – June 20, 2014
GTFF collective bargaining agreement negotiations resumed on June 20th after a short break while the GTFF Health and Welfare Trust worked out details of GTFF health insurance for the following academic year. Below is an overview of the session held on June 20, 2014.
Support from the Labor Community
The GTFF has received numerous letters and statements of support from a wide variety of labor organizations across the state of Oregon. We thank our allies for standing with us. These statements are available here.
GTFF Votes 98% to Authorize a Strike
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
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