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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UO students set up camp to call for justice in Palestine
At 7:00 AM Monday, University of Oregon students set up an encampment, that they deem the “Liberated Zone,” on the Memorial Quad across from the Lillis Business Complex. University of Oregon Palestine Coalition, which is made up of Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voices for Peace, Working Committee of […]
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UO Student Workers continue fight for union, file unfair labor practice complaint
On April 7, UO Student Workers (UOSW) filed a petition for a union with 2,175 signed cards, and their belief, based on public records they had viewed, that there would be around 3,000 members in their unit. Soon after, the University of Oregon responded that there was only 700 people […]
Continue readingUO President Schill departing for Northwestern University
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 […]
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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Meet the UO Demonstration Team: a group of administrators and cops that surveil students
Written and researched in collaboration with Eric Howanietz and J. Ellis of the Student Insurgent. Thank you to the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF), Eugene Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Neighborhood Anarchist Collective (NAC), and South Willamette Valley Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) for donating money for public records […]
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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