Welcome to Your Faculty Union Newsletter!   Congratulations!  As you know, the Employment Relations Board has certified our union at the University of Oregon. What you are reading now is the inaugural issue of the United Academics newsletter.   The newsletter will provide a regular update on what’s happening on our campus and across the many unionized campuses in the US. Updates from other universities in the process of organizing will also be included. Important issues that need your input will be posted here, along with ways to stay informed and get more involved. In this issue, you’ll notice an emphasis on next steps. Becoming certified was the result of years of effort, but of co......... more »

We received word from the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB) today (April 27) that our union, United Academics, has been certified! Following the agreement that was signed by United Academics and the UO administration earlier this week, the ERB’s counting and verifying of the union authorization cards (turned in March 13) was the final step remaining in the certification process.  That step has now been completed by the ERB, and they’ve issued our official certification.  See the attached PDF for the official certification notice. We look forward to working together with all our UO faculty colleagues to build a strong, inclusive, and effective union.  Please contact us with any......... more »

United Academics is pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with the UO administration that will lead to certification of our union. This means that in a matter of days our faculty union, composed of tenure-related faculty, non-tenure-track faculty, adjunct instructors, and officers of research, will be officially certified by the State of Oregon Employment Relations Board. This agreement and subsequent certification pave the way for UO tenure-related and non-tenure-track faculty – working together – to have a more substantive voice in refocusing our university on the core mission of teaching and research. We now have the official means to negotiate and collectively bargai......... more »