The GTFF vehemently condemns the acts of insurrection and violent white supremacy displayed last Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol and more locally this weekend across the state of Oregon. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and Jewish people disproportionately experience white supremacist violence — at the hands of individuals and through the discipline of the state… Continue reading Statement of Condemnation of White Supremacist Violence
Category: Solidarity Statements and Press Releases
Statement to Condemn EPD Shooting
The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation expressly condemns the Eugene Police Department for shooting a community member on November 30, 2020. By their own admission, Eugene Police Department (EPD) officers shot and sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries early on Monday, Nov 30. Eyewitness statements have reported that anywhere from 8-10 shots were… Continue reading Statement to Condemn EPD Shooting
Operations Committee Post-Election Statement
The GTFF Operations Committee stands in opposition to the ongoing white supremacist and anti-Black violence in this country and is meeting to organize around post-election violence by white supremacists and the potential refusal of President Trump to step down from office. We understand that the threat of white supremacist violence has always been a threat… Continue reading Operations Committee Post-Election Statement
GTFF Statement in Solidarity with African Colleagues
The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation stands in solidarity with our African colleagues at the University of Oregon. Our union is committed to creating spaces for African students and scholars to gain a sense of community and to advocate together for university policies that provide the material and emotional support required to complete a university degree… Continue reading GTFF Statement in Solidarity with African Colleagues
GEO Solidarity Statement
The GTFF stands in solidarity with striking graduate employees from the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) at the University of Michigan (UM). GEO is on strike because of UM’s inability to appropriately and responsibly address COVID-19 health, safety, and financial concerns, in addition to their refusal to adopt GEO’s anti-policing demands, which include disarming and demilitarizing… Continue reading GEO Solidarity Statement
GTFF for Black Lives
The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (AFT Local 3544) reiterates our condemnation of the police murders of Black people and the violent repression of protests by police around the U.S. We are deeply saddened, disgusted, and enraged by yet another police murder of a young Black man: 18-year-old Deon Kay of Southeast, DC. On August 31st,… Continue reading GTFF for Black Lives
Solidarity with Pac-12 Unity Football Players
The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (AFT Local 3544) stands in solidarity with Pac-12 Football Unity and strongly supports players’ demands for Covid-related health and safety protections, medical insurance coverage, financial compensation through revenue distribution, and a tangible commitment of institutional resources for racial justice. GTFF recognizes the important contributions by Oregon Ducks football players in… Continue reading Solidarity with Pac-12 Unity Football Players
Press Release: GTFF Welcomes UO’s Involvement as Lead Plaintiff in Lawsuit against ICE Restrictions on International Students
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
BIPOC Caucus Response to ICE SEVP Temporary Exemptions
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
Response to President Schill’s email about the Pioneer statues
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