Collective bargaining: Updates on employee union negotiations

The University of Oregon is in active negotiations with employee unions to reach new collective bargaining agreements. The following updates are offered to keep the campus community informed:

Service Employee International Union: University Shared Services Enterprise, on behalf of Oregon’s seven public universities, and SEIU submitted their final offers with a cost summary to the Oregon Employment Relations Board, and the 30-day cooling off period began. Mediation will resume Sept. 11-13.

Negotiations with SEIU are led by the shared services group, which provides a variety of functions for Oregon’s public universities, including the University of Oregon. The group’s website provides information on developments and latest offers following each bargaining and mediation session through its summaries of negotiations.

Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation: The university and the GTFF are in mediation, with the next session scheduled for Sep. 16. An update from the last mediation session on Aug. 21, including latest economic offers, is available on the human resources website.

United Academics: Bargaining with United Academics opens in January 2020.

University of Oregon Police Association: Bargaining with UOPA opens in January 2020.