Author: Matthew O-G

UOSW announced Friday, May 15 that over 95% voted yes to approve their first collective bargaining agreement with the university. The union’s bargaining team won the tentative agreement after 10 days on strike and over 11 months of bargaining. UO student workers began organizing three years ago. Student workers at […]

After 10 days on strike and over 11 monts of bargaining UO Student Workers (UOSW) reached a tentative agreement on their first contract late night Wednesday. While not achieving all their demands they made some wins on their core demands and gains on others. They become the first campus-wide undergraduate […]

UO Student Workers reached one week of striking as of Monday, and they are still fighting for fair pay, and independent arbitration, among other issues. To increase the pressure on the administration the union held several actions including a sit in at Johnson Hall in the afternoon. Around 50 student […]

Residence hall workers in exchange for their work for the University of Oregon receive free room and board and a minimal stipend. Now on strike since Monday, in part to keep that agreement in place, are being asked by the university to pay. And not just for the days they’ve […]

At 5 AM on Monday, April 28, student workers at the University of Oregon went on strike. This was after 11 months of bargaining with the university. While the union has made some wins through tentative agreements they say there is still a gap between the two sides in such […]

If UO Student Workers don’t reach an agreement with the university this week they will go on strike Monday, April 28. The union delivered a letter to the administration stating that last Wednesday after a practice picket, in addition to their official filing with the Oregon Employment Relations Board. Both […]