Category: Press Releases

5-4-21 Press contact: secretary@oregontechaaup.org For immediate release: In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the bargaining team from Oregon Tech – AAUP came to tentative agreements on a historic first contract for Oregon Tech faculty, achieving their goals of fair wages, a reasonable workload, and secure public employee benefits. The tentative agreements that were reached this week will now move… (Read More)

5-3-21 Press contact: secretary@oregontechaaup.org For immediate release: Oregon Tech – AAUP is increasingly close to a settlement in the eighth day of their strike against the Oregon Institute of Technology, as the union continues to fight for their collective bargaining rights and salary equity. The strike persists as the bargaining team works hard to draft a third settlement package with… (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)

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)