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See below to learn about the article changes each side will be counterproposing:   GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS GTFF Economic Proposals Summary of Changes – (GTFF 5.31.19) Article 9 (GTFF 5.31.19) Article 25 (UO 5.31.19) UO COUNTERPROPOSALS UO Economics (5.31.19) LOA – Paid Parental Leave (UO 5.31.19) LOA – Diversity GE (UO 5.31.19) COLOR CODING SYSTEM: Green =… Continue reading 4th Mediation Session Counterproposals

Protesters rally in the EMU Amphitheater May 23 after the Board of Trustees meeting on behalf of the GTFF, LERC and other labor unions who face budget cuts or a contract negotiation standstill. (Becca Robbins/Emerald)   After a public comment session at the University of Oregon Board of Trustees meeting members and supporters of the… Continue reading Daily Emerald: “GTFF, LERC rally after cramming Board of Trustees meeting”

This page was created for the 2019 bargaining cycle. For 2023-24 strike FAQs, please click here. This is a working document that will be expanded and updated as necessary. It is intended as a guide/reference for GEs as we continue with contract negotiations and as we prepare for the possibility of strike. What is a… Continue reading 2019 Strike FAQ

Letter from the President: Greetings, Our bargaining team met with UO administration last week Friday for our third mediated bargaining session. On the advice of the mediator, we held this session with the intent of hammering out a number of non-economic proposals we’ve been working on for six months in the hopes of clearing ground… Continue reading 3rd Mediation Session Recap

See below to learn about the article changes each side will be counterproposing: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 3 (GTFF 5.10.19) Article 9 (GTFF 5.10.19) Article 17 (GTFF 5.10.19) Article X4 (GTFF 5.10.19) UO COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 3 (UO 5.10.19) Article 9 (UO 5.10.19) Article X5 (UO 5.10.19) COLOR CODING SYSTEM: Green = Language proposed by UO Blue = Language… Continue reading 3rd Mediation Session Counterproposals

Letter from the President: Greetings, We held our second mediated bargaining meeting last Friday on May 3rd in an all-day session starting at 8am. Since our bargaining team had come prepared last week with a full set of proposals, the ball was in the administration’s court. We exchanged some non-economic articles in the morning, and… Continue reading 2nd Mediation Session Recap

See below to learn about the article changes each side will be counterproposing: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 25 (GTFF 5.3.19) UO COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 3 (UO 5.3.19) Article X4 (UO 5.3.19) Article X7 (UO 5.3.19) COLOR CODING SYSTEM: Green = Language proposed by UO Blue = Language proposed by GTFF Red = Language the parties are prepared to agree on… Continue reading 2nd Mediation Session Counterproposals

Letter from the President: Greetings, This past Friday, our bargaining team met with the administration in our first mediated bargaining session. Mediation, for the uninitiated, is when a neutral third-party mediator from the state comes in to help the parties reach an agreement. This is part of the mandated legal timeline for public sector bargaining under… Continue reading 1st Mediation Session Recap

See below to learn about the article changes each side will be counterproposing: GTFF COUNTERPROPOSALS Article 3 (GTFF 4.26.19) Article 10 (GTFF 4.26.19) Article 19 (GTFF 4.26.19) Article 22 (GTFF 4.26.19) Article 23 (GTFF 4.26.19) Article 24 (GTFF 4.26.19) Article 29 (GTFF 4.26.19) Appendix A (GTFF 4.26.19) Article X2 (GTFF 4.26.19) Article X4 (GTFF 4.26.19)… Continue reading 1st Mediation Session Counterproposals