HIGHER ED FACULTY
National Security, Assault on Science, and Academic Freedom
December 08, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Assault on science and academic freedom threatens the public good and international stature or US. read more >
PSU-AAUP
New Seasons Workers United Accuse Grocery Chain of Firing Two Union Organizers
December 08, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Organizers claim that CEO Wendy Collie interrogated an employee about supporting a union—and fired the worker two weeks later. read more >
PSU-AAUP
New Seasons Market Hires The Same Union-Busting Firm Donald Trump Used to Fight Workers At His Las Vegas Hotels
December 08, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Cruz & Associates is a consulting firm that specializes in "union avoidance" according to its website. read more >
HIGHER ED FACULTY
Letter Regarding Summary Dismissal of Nebraska Lecturer
December 08, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
"A suspension which is not followed by either reinstatement or the opportunity for a hearing is in effect a summary dismissal in violation of academic due process." read more >
OTHER LABOR NEWS
OSU won’t fight judge’s decision to examine professor’s firing
December 08, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
The fate of an Oregon State University professor fired on sexual harassment and bullying charges read more >
NEWSLETTER, BARGAINING
Bargaining over effects of reductions in IELP
December 07, 2017 / Phil Lesch
We are trying to address the effects of the anticipated layoff that were not included in Article 18 Section 2 read more >
NEWSLETTER, SETTLEMENTS
Bridge funding pilot program will sunset after December 1, 2018 deadline
December 07, 2017 / Phil Lesch
We made one minor change in the program so that it would have a full year to run (or until the $70,000 runs out) read more >
NEWSLETTER, SETTLEMENTS
Agreement to use new measure for Portland Consumer Price Index
December 07, 2017 / Phil Lesch
The Consumer Price Index is used for COLAs in the 2015-19 CBA read more >
HIGHER ED FACULTY
8 Grad Students Are Arrested Protesting the GOP Tax Bill on Capital Hill
December 06, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Ben Groebe was frightened when he read that a tax plan recently passed by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives read more >
OTHER LABOR NEWS
OSU professor fired for sexual harassment, bullying, makes rare appeal to trustees
December 06, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
A veteran Oregon State University professor fired over allegations of sexual harassment and bullying read more >
NEWSLETTER, SETTLEMENTS, GRIEVANCES
Academic Professional gets job family reassignment salary increase much lower than agreement
December 05, 2017 / Phil Lesch
HR's efforts to suppress the raise desired by manager's in the unit was a significant issue in the dispute. The matter was grieved and the grievance was resolved with an increase as originally agreed. read more >
PSU-AAUP
To be young, wise and debt-free
December 04, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Jacey Wilson is one of 2,015 Portland State freshman who attended their first days of undergraduate classes at the start of Fall 2017. read more >
NEWSLETTER, BARGAINING
Faculty Equity Increase Update December 4- agreement on NTTF increase model for year 1
December 04, 2017 / Phil Lesch
We are treating resolution of this matter as a significant high priority read more >
OTHER LABOR NEWS
Higher education leaders in Oregon nervously wait as tax plan still could be ‘devastating’ to students
December 04, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
College students and campus administrators in Oregon are nervously watching Congress to see whether the final Republican tax plan read more >
NEWSLETTER, SETTLEMENTS, GRIEVANCES
Assignment to to cubicle farm reversed
December 04, 2017 / Phil Lesch
As grievance was being finalized for 10 faculty members Dean found alternate solution read more >
HIGHER ED FACULTY
What You Need to Know About the GOP Bill to Bring Sweeping Changes to Higher Ed
December 01, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
After a flurry of movement this week on the reauthorization of the federal law governing higher education read more >
NEWSLETTER, BARGAINING
Bridge funding pilot program revisions now complete
December 01, 2017 / Phil Lesch
The revision should make the program signficantly more accessible to more of our NTTF(R) members read more >