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Welcome to Fall 2020

Welcome AAUP-Oregon members to the 2020-2021 academic year. Truly welcome. In this upcoming year we will need each other and need to support each other like never before as we mourn together, struggle together, and work together. But that is what we are here for.If nothing else, the pandemic has taught us that we are all connected and that our lives and our futures deeply depend on each other. That has always been the deep message of both the AAUP and the union movement, a message that continues to speak across the modern era. In Oregon over the last few months we have witnessed…

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Candidate Endorsements

Note: Original post was updated 09/24/20 to reflect additional endorsements. Our Legislative Committee, Executive Committee, and the leadership of all AAUP collective bargaining chapters in Oregon have reviewed and collectively determined our statewide candidate endorsements. Our endorsements are based upon review of candidates' responses to our questionnaire and the legislative record of incumbent candidates.  The next Oregon Legislature must reckon with a nearly $4B projected budget deficit. The choices made in closing that deficit will impact every Oregonian. It is imperative that we seat House and Senate legislators who will protect essential public services like education and health care.  A majority is…

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