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United Academics at UO: standing for gender and racial equity

by Michael Dreiling, President, United Academics at UO Since the founding of our union, United Academics has argued that all faculty should be paid a fair and equitable wage. Through our two rounds of bargaining, we have fought to have the lowest-paid faculty members lifted up with adequate salary floors. We have also proposed and pursued equity raises to address historic imbalances in salaries within departments and in comparison to our national peers. A fair and equitable wage for all is a fundamental principle of our union, and we reaffirm that principle in light of the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by our…

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PSU-AAUP: organizing and legislative work

by José Padín, President Organizing I would like to share some highlights of our organizing activity for spring term, as organizing is the heart of our Association’s work. “Organizing” is creating and maintaining a strong network of personal connections, for information, faculty/academic professional support and advocacy, and trust- and morale building. These are some of the key ingredients for healthy shared governance, a healthy union, and a healthy university.   Jennifer Kerns, History Department faculty, is our new Vice-President for Organizing. Dr. Kerns is a dedicated colleague and faculty activist. Our organizing work is under great leadership! We are also…

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