Category: Bargaining Blog

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

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

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

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

See below to learn about the article changes each side will be proposing and counterproposing: GTFF Counters 2.1.19 UO Proposals 2.1.19

Letter from the President: This past Friday, we finally heard UO’s bargaining proposals to the GTFF. Their proposals shift money around from benefits like health insurance, sick days, and compensation for substitute teaching, and puts it into a so-called increase in “take-home pay.” UO claims that this results in a big pay raise for GEs, but we aren’t fooled! Their… Continue reading Response to UO’s Bargaining Proposals

See below to learn about the articles UO will be proposing to change: UO Opening Proposals – 1.18.19   UO’s “Principles” for Bargaining

Greetings all, This is Mike Magee your GTFF President and Lead Negotiator for our bargaining team. As negotiations progress, you’re likely to hear a number of talking points and canned arguments from the University about our proposals. Here are some counter-points to some of the more common arguments we’re likely to hear from their negotiation… Continue reading Letter From the President: Bargaining Arguments