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: A tentative contract agreement has been reached between Oregon’s public universities, including the University of Oregon, and the Service Employees International Union.

SEIU rescinded its strike notice and members will vote to ratify the contract settlement during October, with implementation occurring in November.

Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation: The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, the union that represents graduate employees at the University of Oregon, declared an impasse on Sept. 26. The parties will submit their final offers within seven days of the impasse declaration, and then a 30-day cooling off period will begin.

The next mediations session is scheduled for Oct. 8. The human resources website provides updates and information about the bargaining process.

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

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