United Academics AAUP/AFT Local 3209 of the University of Oregon is the exclusive union representative of faculty at the University of Oregon. As faculty representatives, stewards, and leaders, we work every day to improve our university and the state of higher education in Oregon. More info about UA Local 3209 can be found at uauoregon.org.
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- Solidarity Spotlight: UO Library Workers Hit Hard by September 2025 Layoffs
Photos: UO students working with archive librarians in UO’s Special Collections. Credit: Jack LiuText: Authored by UA Library Stewards — The University of Oregon administration’s recent decision to rescind proposed … - COMPARE: How do UO’s cuts stack up against other universities facing hardship?
UO leaders are justifying planned cuts by pointing to a national trend of budget shortfalls at US universities. However, despite UO’s own website listing 21 examples of other universities facing budgetary challenges, none … - Article 25 Grievance Filed!
This entry is a reproduction of the original announcement in the UA newsletter, Duck and Cover. On Friday, August 22, United Academics filed a grievance asserting that the administration’s announced plan … - How Administrators Manipulate Budgets to Create Fake Deficits
Much of this information is from an article in the student newspaper, the Daily Emerald. The administration is claiming a deficit because out-of-state enrollment did not meet targets. Let’s look … - A Choice to Move Resources from the Mission
The Education and General, or simply E&G budget, is the “bucket” of money which goes to the core mission of the university. This is funded by tuition and state funding. …