The
American Association of University Professors
(AAUP),
established in 1915, is the only exclusively National
Organization representing faculty of higher education. AAUP has pioneered
the fights for tenure, academic freedom, and due process for all faculty.
The Portland State Chapter (PSU-AAUP) operates as both a professional association and as the exclusive collective bargaining agent for all PSU faculty employed at least .50 FTE.
American Association
of University Professors
Portland State University Chapter
232 Smith Memorial Student Union
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
t (503) 725-4414 f (503) 725-8124
aaup@psuaaup.net
Last
updated:
5/10/10
Bargaining Update
As negotiated in the recent salary reopener, PSU-AAUP bargaining unit members' salaries have been restored to their 9/09 levels as of April 1st 2010.
The Payroll team in Human Resources has worked hard this past month to implement this restoration. Please check your April pay stubs for further information.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your pay for this month, please contact Human Resources and the Payroll team at 5-4926 and your call will be routed to the correct team member.
For a copy of the final agreement, please click the following button:
The 2009-20011 Collective Bargaining agreement was ratified on October 5, 2009.
Please click below to review a full copy of the final contract.
2009-2011 Tentative Agreement Ratified!
Balloting closed on Monday at 5:00 PM for the PSU-AAUP contract ratification vote. Members voted overwhelmingly in favor of adopting the September 12th tentative agreement reached between
PSU-AAUP and the PSU administration.
A total of 416 ballots were cast (406 online and 10 in paper form). A record 64.5% of eligible voters weighed in on this issue, with 90.38% (376) voting ‘yes’ and 9.62% (40) voting ‘no.’
The collective bargaining team thanks all of the members for their support.
To review the full Bargaining Update, please refer to our Collective Bargaining Page or to review the full text of the tentative agreement, please click here: 2009-2011 Tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement.
PSU-AAUP extends a special thank you to Ben Adida and Helios Online Voting System for our first ever online Ratification vote. Please visit the Helios Voting System website: http://v1.heliosvoting.org/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=68847771962
Jeff Alworth of the 2009-2011 Bargaining team has started up a labor blog! Issues being covered in
bargaining, as well as labor concerns in general will be available for discussion online. Please visit
our newest communication arena through the following link : www.psuaaup.net/blog/blog.html
Get Your PSU-AAUP Shirt Now!
Have you picked up your PSU-AAUP t-shirt? The latest design is a 100% cotton t-shirt with "Invest in Faculty" and "Recruit, Respect, Retain" on the front and "American Association of University Professors" on the back. The text is in black ink on a red t-shirt. The shirt is 100% union made and union printed. It is available in men's sizes S, M, XL, and XXL.
Please drop by the PSU-AAUP office at 232 Smith Memorial Student Union to pick yours up. If you cannot make it to the office, we would be happy to send you one via campus mail. Just send us an email aaup@psuaaup.net with your size and campus mail code.
