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Oregon Faculty Unions
Oregon Faculty Unions
Many of our friends at the other Oregon universities are in negotiations. Much can be learned from their experiences and the proposals they are seeing from their administrations. Visit their pages, attend their bargaining meetings, and show your solidarity!
United Academics of Oregon State University (actively bargaining, approaching mediation)
United Academics of University of Oregon (tentative agreement reached!)
Portland State University AAUP (tentative agreement reached!)
Recent Labor Wins
Recent Labor Wins
Keep your finger on the pulse of faculty labor in the news!
United Academics of the University of Oregon - 4.5% upon ratification, 2-4.5% Fall 2025, 2-3% Fall 2026.
PSU AAUP - Year 1: 4.06% across the board, Year 2: 3%, Years 3 and 4: COLA = CPI with min 1.75% and max 3.5%. Increased research and conference funding.
Oregon State University Coalition of Graduate Employees - 13% increase to the minimum and a 3-year contract.
SEIU 503 - 15% COLA over two years and $1500 one-time payment, insurance benefits and steps preserved.
California State University System - 5% raise retroactive and 5% raise in July 2025, salary floors for lowest paid faculty raised $3,000 retroactive, plus $3,000 in summer 2024, paid parental leave increased from 6 to 10 weeks.
University of Hawaii - 3.5% wage increase in 2025, 3.79% in 2026.
Rutgers University - 14% raise for full-time faculty, 44% for adjuncts, and 28% increase for post-docs, over four years.
Wayne State University - 5%, 3.5%, and 2.9% increases in the next three years. Increased raises for promotions.
Labor Organizing Resources
Labor Organizing Resources
Labor organizing in Oregon has a rich history and Oregon Tech AAUP is part of it!
You can learn more at our history page and at
American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Oregon - https://www.aauporegon.org/
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Oregon AFL-CIO - https://www.oraflcio.org/
American Federation of Teachers, AFT-Oregon - https://or.aft.org/
University of Oregon Labor Education & Research Center (LERC) - https://lerc.uoregon.edu/
Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB) and Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act (PECBA) - https://www.oregon.gov/erb/pages/pecba.aspx
Bargaining Lingo
Bargaining Lingo
You might hear various phrases used during bargaining and want a working definition. Here you go!
Mandatory subjects – topics that both parties are legally required to discuss and bargain over in good faith, as they directly impact an employee's wages, hours, and other working conditions; essentially, these are issues that neither party can refuse to negotiate about, such as wages, overtime, work schedules, grievance procedures, and disciplinary actions.
Permissive subjects – topics that are not mandatory to bargain over, meaning that both parties can choose to negotiate on them, but neither side can insist on reaching an agreement on these issues to the point of causing a bargaining impasse; essentially, they are optional topics that can be discussed but are not legally required to be included in a collective bargaining agreement.
Just cause - a valid and fair reason for taking an action. "No bargaining unit member shall be disciplined without a finding of just cause" is the first sentence in the Disciplinary Procedures article of our contract. Want to learn the 7 tests of just cause? See this article.
TA – tentative agreement – (used as both a noun "a TA" and verb "to TA" or "we TA'd working conditions") a proposed contract reached between a union and an employer that is not yet final and must be ratified (approved) by the union members through a vote before it becomes binding and officially implemented as the new collective bargaining agreement; essentially, it's a "handshake" deal that outlines agreed-upon terms but is subject to final member approval.
PECBA – Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act (ORS 243.650 - 243.806) – This act establishes a collective bargaining and dispute resolution process for Oregon’s public employers and unions representing public employees.
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