UO President Michael Schill is leaving to become the next president of Northwestern University this fall. UO Board of Trustees Chair Ginevra Ralph announced it to the campus community. Northwestern also put out an announcement on its website. Schill became president of the UO in 2015, since then he has […]
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West 11th Starbucks workers walkout after union organizers threatened with firing
Striking workers and their supporters picketed outside Starbucks at Franklin Blvd and Villard St. on Wednesday August 10th. Hours later workers at the West 11th Starbucks walked out in response to degraded labor conditions and firing threats from management for union organizing. Within hours of the Franklin Blvd strike launching, […]
Continue readingDemonstration Team charter lists the group’s 51 members
Among the documents that we, Solidarity News and the Student Insurgent received in our cache of public records from our requests was the Demonstration Team Charter. The document outlines the purpose of the Demonstration Team, in their own words, as well as lists 51 people serving as co-chairs, core team […]
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Community stands up for abortion freedom, face police violence the day Roe fell
Last Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States released the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruling the landmark cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, allowing states to outlaw abortion. While unexpected in timing, the ruling was foreseen with a draft of it being […]
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Local Starbucks workers strike for two days
Workers at the 29th & Willamette and Franklin & Villard Starbucks stores went on strike in May over the firing of union organizers in the PNW, as well as the exclusion of union stores from new benefits. The Willamette shop went on strike for two days, May 17-18, and the […]
Continue readingGov. Brown nominates Officer of administration to UO BoT seat that has been filled by union classified employees
Gov. Brown nominated two new people to the UO Board of Trustees to fill spots of two members that are stepping down at the end of June. Jenny Ulum, who serves as the senior director of communications for King Estate Winery, has been chosen to take over for Chuck Lillis’ at-large seat. […]
Continue readingUO gives Pres. Schill new 5-year contract
The University of Oregon Board of Trustees approved a new five-year contract for President Michael Schill that includes a retroactive raise to 2022. The UO will now pay a base salary of $780K for the year of 2022, a 5.7% bump from the last year of the previous contract. In […]
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Hundreds rally in Eugene in support of abortion access
Over 600 community members showed up at the Eugene Federal Courthouse on Thursday to rally and march for reproductive justice in light of the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that shows the body intends to overturn Roe v. Wade. The crowd was somber in light of the draft opinion, initially […]
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Workers at four more Starbucks shops in Eugene vote to join Workers United
Workers at four more Starbucks shops in Eugene joined Starbucks Workers United on Thursday. Five Eugene shops held votes Thursday afternoon: 7th & Washington, Delta & Green Acres, EMU, Franklin & Villard, and Oakway Mall. With the workers at Oakway location voting down the union in a 7-4 vote. The […]
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29th & Willamette Starbucks workers win union vote unanimously, look forward to bargaining
In a unanimous vote, workers at the 29th & Willamette Starbucks store officially won a union Wednesday afternoon. There were 17 yes votes, zero no votes, and no contested ballots. The bargaining unit contains 28 people in total for the new union. Workers and supporters gathered at the GTFF office […]
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