Answer: Yes.

Some faculty members have reported hearing rumors that the University Administration can no longer legally raise faculty salaries because our union has been certified. This is not true.

Under state law, the Administration is supposed to negotiate any changes to the working conditions of UO faculty. If they want to give raises, they can simply request that we as a union agree. We do not have to be at the bargaining table to agree to faculty raises. The University Administration has not approached United Academics to express an intent to increase faculty salaries.