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OSU-AAUP: organizing for economic justice

  Jun 23, 2016     1830 Views     Comments Off on OSU-AAUP: organizing for economic justice  

by Tony Vogt, OSU-AAUP activist AAUP-OSU testified at the Board of Trustees meeting earlier this month, along with student and other union allies. The theme of the meeting was originally "student success," but was changed to "social justice" a week before the Board met. The testimonies all pointed to the fact that one of the hallmarks of social justice should be inclusivity, yet continually rising tuition costs has put a university education beyond the reach of many. More generally, the concerted message to the Board was that there cannot be social justice, including racial and gender justice, without economic justice.…

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PSU: For AAUP at PSU, Wonderful End to Academic Year 2015-16

  Jun 23, 2016     1769 Views     Comments Off on PSU: For AAUP at PSU, Wonderful End to Academic Year 2015-16  

  by José Padín, PSU-AAUP President   We are very pleased with the end of this academic year at PSU-AAUP and would share the following spring quarter highlights.   APRIL After over 400 hours of bargaining over the course of a year, we concluded an excellent Collective Bargaining Agreement that runs November 2015 to November 2019.   MAY The Graduate Employees Union of Portland State University (AFT/AAUP) on May 31 was certified by the Oregon Employment Relations Board, after an overwhelming majority signed authorization cards and filed petition for representation on May 5. Congratulations GEU-PSU!   JUNE June 8 the…

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