United Academics announced that after voting closed Friday, members ratified a new union contract with UO. With 76% of members participating, 97% voted yes. Faculty learned of a prospective tentative agreement just 14 hours before classes were set to start. The beginning of spring term was also when they were […]
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Mutual aid volunteers speak out about city’s criminalization of their work
On Tuesday, mutual aid workers stood together outside the Eugene Municipal Court to talk about how the city has levied criminal charges against them and their organizations. Rallying alongside them were around a dozen supporters with signs saying such things as “Mutual Aid is not a crime”. Through their statements […]
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UA reaches tentative agreement with UO on eve of strike
Faculty at the University of Oregon were set to go on strike Monday morning, the first day back from spring break. UA held a practice picket before spring break and kept up the pressure on the university saying that they would strike if the administration did not give them a […]
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UO student workers join faculty in authorizing strike
UO Student Workers (UOSW) announced that their members authorized their bargaining team to call a strike. UOSW held week strike authorization vote that opened March 3 and ended last Friday. The union says that 2,476 of 4k student workers participated in the vote, and that 94% approved a strike authorization. […]
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United Academics tells University it is ready to strike if needed
Hours before United Academics was set to close its strike authorization vote, the faculty union held a march, rally, and practice picket. Hundreds of members and supporters turned out to the action the union described as the last push to avert a strike. After over a year of bargaining, UA […]
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UO Student Workers continue fight for fair contract, to launch strike authorization vote
With not seeing adequate progress in bargaining, UO Student Workers made a call for a study-in at Johnson Hall to put pressure on the administration. The union says that they are making workers choose between safe working conditions and fair pay. At the end of the night, not seeing enough […]
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Neighbors Feeding Neighbors says City’s actions against it are unconstitutional
Neighbors Feeding Neighbors (NFN), a faith-based, no-barrier feeding program, has been serving meals at Washington Jefferson Park for the last 11 years. The organization says extreme raises in permit costs by the City of Eugene and harassment of their volunteers by the Eugene Police Department, has made serving the community […]
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Two A15 pro-Palestinian protesters found not guilty of disorderly conduct
Two A15 defendants were found not guilty of disorderly conduct on Thursday. The defendants were K. Anton, a Lebanese American, and Salem Younes, a Palestinian American university student. The two decided to take part in a joint trial to draw further attention to the Middle East and show the personal […]
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After 20 days on strike Franz workers voted 113-54 to ratify a new contract. The contract, which lasts three years, contains what the unions describe as “an historic wage increase”. While a majority of members voted for the contract, many are frustrated with the deal. Even among those that voted […]
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DSA rallies for striking Franz workers during negotiations
On Friday, as Franz Bakery workers negotiated for a new contract at the Hilton Garden Inn, Eugene Springfield-DSA members picketed outside to show support and put pressure on the bakery. Around a dozen people showed solidarity with the workers represented by BCGTM Local 114. The Springfield workers, who have now […]
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