Dear Colleagues, As the end of the academic year wraps up, I hope that everyone is able to look forward to the summer ahead-whatever it might hold for you. While some of us will be off-contract, many UA members are still on campus and we want you to know that UA staff and leaders will be active as well. We will be monitoring the activities of the UO administration over the summer, and are prepared to respond to any layoffs as needed. If you receive a layoff notice, please reach out immediately.    We are also preparing for the upcoming…

MEDIA EVENT DATE: June 2, 9-11AM at Ford Alumni Center (University of Oregon) Contact: Kristy Hammond, UA Staff; Chris Sinclair, UA Secretary Phone: (541) 636-4714 Email: info@uauoregon.org, sinclair@uauoregon.org University of Oregon’s Faculty Union to Address Trustees about Plan for $65m in Cuts and UO Leaders’ “Trust Deficit” On June 2 at 9 am, the UO Board of Trustees will hear comments from campus labor unions regarding President Scholz’s May 14th announcement of a plan to “cut around $65 million from our budget to avoid an ongoing annual budget deficit in the coming years.” In 2025, the UO eliminated 176 positions…

Equity and Across-the-Board Raises for Career Instructional Faculty Your union finalized a Memorandum of Understanding with the university administration related to the Career instructional faculty equity disbursement that emerged from our last rounds of bargaining.  In our most recent negotiation we agreed to create a pool of 2% to address concerns identified through the equity study mandated by our penultimate round of contract bargaining.  Through the framework of this study, eleven faculty were identified for equity adjustments. The remaining funds that were not allocated carry over into across-the-board raises for September.  We originally negotiated a 3% raise for 2027 for Career instructional faculty,…

UA Wins in Arbitration! We received some very good news on Friday, March 20. Your union was successful in the arbitration case we brought against the University for laying off two librarians at the beginning of the academic year. The arbitrator ruled in United Academics’ favor, agreeing that university administrators did not properly consider the Collective Bargaining Agreement’s seniority considerations when the librarians were terminated, and thus mandating the immediate rescission of the layoffs. In plain English: UA fought back and won. The librarians have their jobs back. Our contract contains what is known as a “sufficient abilities” clause. This…

UA Elections! We have elections for six officer positions beginning the first quarter of 2026. All members in good standing are eligible to serve as officers and nominate other members in good standing. Self-nominations are also permitted. If you’re interested in running, our current board members are happy to talk to you and answer your questions. As always, you can contact UA staff with any questions at info@uauoregon.org. Open positions: This year’s Executive Council positions are now open. The Executive Council (EC) is the primary leadership body of United Academics with a focus on initiating, overseeing, or revising the program of the union. The…