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The GTFF’s End of Term Party for the Winter 2015 Quarter is March 18 at 6pm at the Campbell Senior Center. All members (and their families) are invited.   Previous plans for a cakewalk have been canceled. Cakes will be repurposed as prizes for game winners.

To the Campus Community of the University of Oregon, The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF; AFT-Oregon 3544, AFL-CIO) would like to express our support for all survivors of sexual violence as well as our solidarity with the counselors, staff, and GTFs working at the University Counseling and Testing Center (UCTC).  As our community has become… Continue reading GTFF Statement of Support

UO expects $4.8M profit in 2015 UO Board of Trustees told University expects $4.8 million surplus from tuition and fees. Support from Major Campus Figure Today the GTFF was visited by a major campus figure.   Dear UO Undergraduates: We miss you. We’ll still be here for you. As our strike goes into its second week,… Continue reading Most Recent Posts

The UO Board of Trustees Finances and Facilities Committee Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday December 10th at 10am. The agenda items (listed here: http://trustees.uoregon.edu/meetings) list that the University expects a $4.8 million surplus from tuition and fees this fiscal year. That would cover 92 years of GTFF paid leave.  

Today the GTFF was visited by a major campus figure.       Note: Puddles did not visit the GTFF on the picket line. We searched Puddles out for a photo-op.

On Friday, the GTFF sent another cease and desist letter to the University of Oregon Administration for illegally intimidating international students. The GTFF previous filed unfair labor practice claims on this topic as well as a cease and desist letter before the strike even began.

Local graduate employees in the San Francisco Bay Area from UC Santa Clara and UC Berkley visited the Pac-12 Championship Game at Levi’s Stadium on Friday, December 5th. They stood in support with the GTFF, making sure the public was aware of what was going on in Eugene. Our brothers and sisters willingness to invest their… Continue reading Support at Pac-12 Championship Game

The GTFF military expanded today to include drones.   Post by Ben Shapiro.     The GTFF had a major visitor to our picket lines today. SCABBY THE RAT!     The GTFF was joined by Council Woman Claire Syrett on the picket lines today.       Our furry friends are common on the… Continue reading GTFF Strike Day 3 Picket Line Reinforcements

A very heartfelt donation of $10,000 was just made to the GTFF Strike fund, and they wanted to make this public statement: I am making a contribution to the GTFF strike fund today to support the efforts of these dedicated working students to achieve their goal. I believe the administration should be ashamed to be… Continue reading Donations to GTFF Strike Fund rolling in

The GTFF Navy, members of the union station at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Coos Bay, borrowed a private research vessel to picket up and down the Coos Bay Coast. Local media were on hand to witness the picket. Their report (including video) is here.