News & Updates

  Three of the current ASUO presidential candidates have taken the time to both talk with the GTFF E-council and provide us with letters informing us of how they think their presidency might effect UO graduate employees and students. Each statement is listed below according to the alphabetical order of their respective parties. Elections open… Continue reading ASUO Presidential Candidate Statements

The GTFF is celebrating its 40th birthday party on March 12th at the Campbell senior center (155 High Street). Come celebrate 40 years of solidarity and achievment with us! Their will be games, food, drinks, karaoke, dancing and a birthday cupcake competition (so break out your recipe books and show us what you’ve got)! GTFs,… Continue reading GTFF is Turning 40!

The UO administration has, yet again, refused to offer its employees reasonable living wage adjustments. Last Thursday the administration met with the GTFF in negotiations and offered a 5% raise over the course of the next three years, despite the fact that current inflation rates are estimated to be 2% a year (aka 6% over… Continue reading Living Wage Rally!

The GTFF bargaining sessions for this term have been scheduled. Mark you calendar and come support your Bargaining Committee as they work with the University to create a fair contract! Winter Term Bargaining Session Dates: Thursday, March 10th, 1:00-3:30pm, Knight Library Collaboration Room We  will be discussing comprehensive cultural training for graduate employees and other… Continue reading Winter Term Bargaining Sessions

Starting Monday, January 11th, the GTFF office will be located at 609 E 13th Ave (click here for a map), just a few blocks down 13th from the  previous location. Please pardon the mess during the next week or two as we settle in to our new space. (P.S. if you have any interest in helping to… Continue reading The GTFF has Moved to a New Office!

As the new term begins don’t forget to sit down with your supervisor for a minute or two to fill out your workload allocation forms. Doing so is a great way to make sure that you are not going over on hours or that your supervisor hasn’t forgotten to account for  a task that might… Continue reading Don’t Forget Your Workload Allocation Forms!

Download the December 2015 issue of the GTFF’s monthly newsletter here:Agitator December 2015 This issue’s features are: A note on the political nature of our union; An argument for why GTFs should review supervisors; a wonderful peanut sauce recipe; …and more! As always, we encourage all GTFs to submit articles to the Agitator. The opinions,… Continue reading December 2015 Agitator

To the graduate employees and students at the University of Missouri:  Graduate employees at the University of Oregon, represented by the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF), stand with you in unity and solidarity as witnesses of the horrific racist violence that has erupted on and eroded your campus. We are deeply troubled, saddened, and angered… Continue reading GTFF E-Council Stands in Solidarity With Mizzou Students and Workers

  Come join the GTFF End of Term Party to celebrate with your fellow GTFs, free drinks and food, and all of your favorite board games. Game winners will be awarded GTF made desserts! Bring your favorite games to share with your fellow unionists, and your favorite homemade dessert to give as a prize to… Continue reading End of Term Party!

The results of the ratification vote are in, and the new paid sick leave policy for GTFs at the UO has passed! That means that starting on January 1st of 2016 you, and every GTF who comes to the University of Oregon from now on, will have access to a robust paid sick leave plan.… Continue reading New Sick Leave Policy Has Been Ratified!