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April 28, 2021

Press Release: Outside Firm Hired by Oregon Tech Administration Broke Oregon Law; Bargaining Resumes Today Amidst Historic Strike

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)
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April 26, 2021

Press Release: OT-AAUP Begins Historic Strike to Demand Fair Wages and Workload at OIT

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)
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