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PSU-AAUP: Out of Many Voices, a Stronger Union and a Stronger University

by José Padín, President, PSU-AAUP PSU-AAUP members and member-leaders were busy this last month and there is much to be proud of in our work.   Among the highlights of our Association's work were two membership gatherings. On November 2, members gathered to talk about the experiences of women in the academy (faculty and academic professionals). On November 16, a multi-cultural gathering of members discussed the experiences of faculty, academic professionals, staff, and students “of color” at our university. Both of these gatherings represent a broadening of the fairness advocacy by our association and union, PSU-AAUP, and we will follow…

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A Better Oregon Coalition to continue

by Margaret Butler, Executive Director Representatives of the Better Oregon coalition came together the week of the election and decided that we would stay together for the long haul.  While we are disappointed about the outcome on Measure 97, we are proud of what we did. We took on the some of the biggest and most powerful corporations in the country. They outspent us 2:1, breaking campaign finance records. We didn’t win, but we did change the debate about the massive gap between where we are --  because Oregon is 50th in the nation in corporate taxes -- and where we…

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