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Portland State AAUP hosts Summer Institute

by Margaret Butler, Executive Director PSU-AAUP and AAUP-Oregon welcomed colleagues from across the country to Portland State in mid-July. AAUP’s Summer Institute was a big success, with record-setting enrollment, a wide variety of course offerings, and increased opportunities for discussion and the exchange of information with peers.   Summer Institute workshops ran the gamut from grievance handling to bargaining to non-violent direct action and included everything in between. Many workshops focused on organizing and running campaigns. Racial justice discussions and workshops were a key part of the curriculum, including a well-attended session on building your union through community coalitions and racial…

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Support Measure 97

by Margaret Butler, Executive Director With 43 days to go until the November election, we are asking for your help in building a better Oregon. The Yes on 97 campaign just released their first campaign ad, called “Numbers.” It shows what’s possible if we hold big corporations accountable.   view the ad here and post this link Please watch it, and then share it on Facebook. We need to make sure every Oregon voter knows why Measure 97 is the best cure to decades of underfunding. The big money campaign against Measure 97 is up and rolling. Measure 97 activists last…

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