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Support Faculty Bargaining at OSU

United Academics of Oregon State University (UAOSU), OSU’s faculty union, has been bargaining for a fair contract since November of 2018. OSU faculty formed a union in order to find solutions to the challenges they face as teachers and researchers, as well as those of the students and communities they serve. Unfortunately, OSU admin have not agreed to UAOSU's requests, and many of the most pressing needs remain unresolved: COMPENSATION | No predictable, consistent raises despite the skyrocketing cost of living FAMILY LEAVE | No increase to current policy of 60 hours of paid leave time CHILDCARE | No attempt to address the lack of…

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Take Action to Support Part-Time Faculty Health Care

Please take a moment to urge legislators to pass HB 4146, the Part-Time Faculty Health Care Bill. HB 4146 will provide affordable health care to part-time faculty who teach more than half-time when their hours are pooled across Oregon's public universities and community colleges. After years of trying to close the health insurance gap for these faculty, our coalition believes we can pass this important legislation this session. We need the Ways & Means Committee of the Oregon Legislature to support our bill (and Republicans to return to the Capitol to do their job) in order to make that happen! Support passage…

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