BARGAINING
Collective Bargaining Update July 15th, 2014
July 16, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The AAUP Collective Bargaining Team will be continuing bargaining on salaries and implementation of the New ranks read more >
July 16, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The AAUP Collective Bargaining Team will be continuing bargaining on salaries and implementation of the New ranks read more >
July 16, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Catherine Dyck, current vice chancellor of Finance & Administration for OUS, was appointed as acting chancellor and chief financial officer by a unanimous vote. read more >
July 16, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
More than 500 adjunct professors and their advocates have signed a petition calling for the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate their working conditions. read more >
July 16, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has completed the terms of a settlement with a professor who sued the institution, and won, over being denied a promotion read more >
July 15, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
News update on collective bargaining and welcome Amanda Smith Byron to the Grievance committee read more >
July 15, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
On the heels of a similarly downcast assessment by Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service has issued a negative outlook for the higher-education sector in the United States read more >
July 14, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The union representing the Oregon Education Association's staff workers is suing the OEA for violating federal labor law. read more >
July 14, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
AFT and Freelancers Union announce plan to give those off the tenure track the ability to buy insurance through groups, rather than individually. read more >
July 11, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The American Federation of Teachers announced on Friday that it was teaming up with a nonprofit organization for independent workers to provide colleges’ contingent faculty members with access to health insurance and other benefits. read more >
July 11, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Using free online materials such as massive open online courses in traditional classes can help colleges teach more efficiently without harming students. read more >
July 11, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Starting this summer and culminating in the next, the Oregon University System is undergoing radical changes in how they govern the public universities in the state. read more >
July 11, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The growing disparity between top 25 executive and faculty pay illustrates that universities are becoming more corporate. read more >
July 10, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Academic Professional Caucus on July 29, 2014 at 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM. It will be located in SMSU 238. read more >
July 10, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Two adjuncts discuss how they balance their creative interests with course coverage obligations. read more >
July 09, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
As of last Tuesday, the University of Oregon is now officially in the hands of the Board of Trustees. Though the 15 board members have been meeting since January, last Tuesday marked their first official day at the helm. read more >
July 09, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The University of Zurich says it has cleared up the bizarre case of the MOOC that went missing. read more >
July 09, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The humble calculator has emerged as a powerful weapon for faculty members battling administrators over spending. read more >
July 08, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
A social experiment gone wrong? A protest against Facebook? Performance art? Twitter sleuths attempt to figure out why a Coursera MOOC derailed after one week. read more >
July 08, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The AAUP filed an amicus brief with the National Labor Relations Board arguing that graduate assistants at private sector institutions should be considered employees with collective bargaining rights read more >
July 08, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Colleges selected by institutions as peers show the power players in the world of higher education. read more >