April 29, 2021
Students Support OT-AAUP!
OIT faculty are very fortunate to have our students and their support! (Image Thread)
4-28-2021 Press contact: unite@oregontechaaup.org For immediate release: A firm hired by Oregon Tech broke Oregon law when they employed instructors to replace striking faculty, allegedly for COVID-19 related reasons. Oregon Tech’s senior administration hired a private firm called Focus EduVation to replace striking faculty, but that company did not immediately inform those substitutes that they were strikebreakers. Under Oregon law… (Read More)
4-27-21 For immediate release: The Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Wilsonville, and Salem, Oregon, ground to a halt today despite public promises from administration that operations would continue with minimal disruption during an ongoing strike by Oregon Tech-AAUP (OT-AAUP) faculty. The university was unable to continue normal operations without the labor of its faculty. Senior administration’s bargaining team… (Read More)
The first day of the first strike of public university faculty in the state of Oregon! If you have any pictures you’d like to share (particularly if you were up at the Wilsonville or Chemeketa locations!), please feel free to share them at our Facebook page or email unite@oregontechaaup.org!
4-26-21 Press contact: unite@oregontechaaup.org For immediate release: Faculty organized through Oregon Tech – American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) went on strike at the Oregon Institute of Technology Monday, initiating a historic action to demand fair wages, secure benefits, and reasonable and clearly defined workload. “We organized our union in record time and we’re the first faculty ever to go… (Read More)
Press contact: unite@oregontechaaup.org For immediate release: Klamath Falls, Oregon – After bargaining until early Saturday morning, Oregon Tech – American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) has made a win-win offer in their ongoing negotiation of a historic first contract. Negotiations will continue until an agreement is reached, including throughout the duration of the strike set to begin Monday, April 26th… (Read More)
4-23-21 Press contact: unite@oregontechaaup.org For immediate release: Oregon Tech – American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) will go on strike Monday, April 26 at 6am, if no agreement is reached. The strike will not be delayed by senior administration’s recent frivolous petition of the labor board and OT-AAUP will be seeking dismissal of the petition. “We’re confident in our ability… (Read More)
Press contact: unite@oregontechaaup.org For immediate release: Oregon Tech – American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) issues the following bargaining update: While Oregon Tech administration’s last round of proposals do not achieve our demands: fair wages, secure benefits, and reasonable and clearly defined workload for Oregon Tech faculty, our last round of proposals have made significant movement toward a fair contract. … (Read More)
During the March 19 general meeting, several faculty were concerned about what might happen during a strike — Who will teach our courses? How will students access assignments and materials? How will this affect students’ progress towards their degrees and our accreditation? What happens to course content I’ve created if I’m not there to teach it? Right now, we’ll focus… (Read More)
Note: this document is informed by questions asked during OT-AAUP’s student forum on 4-13-21. Any further questions for OT-AAUP can be directed to unite@oregontechaaup.org. A second open forum for students will be held on Friday, April 23, at 6:00 PM. If an agreement is reached before then, we will still hold the forum to discuss what comes next! Register here:… (Read More)
