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
News & Updates
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
COVID Response Committee Statement
The University of Oregon administration recently made its decision about campus reopening for Winter term, and has opted for primarily remote instruction, similar to fall term. We appreciate that UO has made this announcement with sufficient time for faculty, staff and students to plan for the winter term. However, despite largely remote instruction in both… Continue reading COVID Response Committee Statement
Press Conference with Disarm UO, Reclaim UO, and @covid.campus
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
GTFF August 2020 Covid Update for GEs
The University of Oregon administration has finally made its long-awaited decision about campus reopening and has opted for primarily remote instruction for fall term. The decision is not surprising for those who have followed UO admin’s Covid response to date and have seen the severe problems that other universities experienced after attempting in-person reopening. Ultimately,… Continue reading GTFF August 2020 Covid Update for GEs
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
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