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Here are the “last best final” offers exchanged by the GTFF and the university yesterday. Please note that negotiations continue (the next session is scheduled for October 18th) and we are still seeking agreement in mediated sessions with the UO. The offers below largely echo the most recently exchanged mediation proposals from each side. A… Continue reading GTFF’s and UO’s Last Best Final Offers

The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation declared impasse in bargaining with the University of Oregon administration today, marking a major change in the timeline for negotiations. Each side will now make their “last best offer” within seven days followed by a 30-day cooling-off period during which negotiations will continue. The move follows the university administration’s latest… Continue reading GTFF declares impasse in negotiations with UO

See below to learn about the changes each side counterproposed: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS GTFF Economic Mediation Proposal Package (9.16.19) UO COUNTERPROPOSALS UO Economic Mediation Proposal Package (9.16.19) COLOR CODING SYSTEM: Green = Language proposed by UO Blue = Language proposed by GTFF Red = Language the parties are prepared to agree on Underlined = Changes relative to the most recent… Continue reading 10th Mediation Session Counterproposals

See below to learn about the article changes each side counterproposed: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 10 (GTFF 8.21.19) GTFF Economic Mediation Proposal Package (8.21.19) UO COUNTERPROPOSALS UO Economic Mediation Proposal Package (8.21.19) COLOR CODING SYSTEM: Green = Language proposed by UO Blue = Language proposed by GTFF Red = Language the parties are prepared to agree on Underlined = Changes… Continue reading 9th Mediation Session Counterproposals

See below to learn about the article changes each side counterproposed: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 8 (GTFF 8.1.19) Article 29 (GTFF 8.1.19) Article X4 – Training and Professional Development (GTFF 8.1.19) GTFF Economic Mediation Proposal Package (8.1.19) LOA – Paid Parental Leave (GTFF 8.1.2019) UO COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 3 (UO 8.1.19) Article 13 (UO 8.1.19) Article X5… Continue reading 8th Mediation Session Counterproposals

See below to learn about the article changes each side counterproposed: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 3 (GTFF 7.18.19) Article 8 (GTFF 7.18.19) Article 29 (GTFF 7.18.19) Article X5 – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (GTFF 7.18.19) UO COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 8 (UO 7.18.19) Article 29 (UO 7.18.19) Article X – Summer Hire (UO 7.18.19) Article X4 – Training… Continue reading 7th Mediation Session Counterproposals

See below to learn about the article changes each side counterproposed: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 9 (GTFF 6.19.2019) Article 13 (GTFF 6.19.19) GTFF Economic Mediation Proposal Package 6.19.2019 UO COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 17 (UO 6.19.19) Article 25 (UO 6.19.19) LOA – Diversity GE (UO 6.19.19) COLOR CODING SYSTEM: Green = Language proposed by UO Blue = Language proposed by… Continue reading 6th Mediation Session Counterproposals

See below to learn about the article changes each side will be counterproposing: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 3 (GTFF 6.7.19) Article 25 (GTFF 6.7.19) LOA – Diversity GE (GTFF 6.7.19) UO COUNTERPROPOSALS UO Economics (UO 6.7.19) Article 9 (UO 6.7.19) Article 10 (UO 6.7.19) Article 29 (UO 6.7.19) COLOR CODING SYSTEM: Green = Language proposed by UO… Continue reading 5th Mediation Session Counterproposals

The Knight Campus for Accelerating Impact deserves far more scrutiny in the context of the University of Oregon budget crisis. While other programs like the Labor Education and Research Center face disproportionate and debilitating cuts, the Knight Campus is slated for just a $4,000 reduction.  The combined amount of the top three Knight Campus salaries… Continue reading Eugene Weekly: “Shills and Knights”

Two unions negotiating contracts with UO sit in, rally at Johnson Hall HENRY HOUSTON,  06/06/2019   After nearly 30 minutes of hearing about the university’s contracts proposed to classified workers from speakers at a union rally in front of the University of Oregon’s Johnson Hall, attendees marched through the building, their chants echoing throughout the marble… Continue reading Eugene Weekly: “Shout to the Top”