A Eugene Starbucks may be the first in Oregon to unionize following a nationwide trend. Read more

“I agree with the booster requirement, but the university should accept that X number of boosters won’t inherently curb the spread of the virus,'' UO student Sean Scott said. Read more

A new clause in the GTFF collective bargaining agreement ensures that the money saved from negotiations on health care will go directly to GE minimum salaries. This term, this means GEs will see a salary increase of about 2%. Read more

Demands include increasing remote instruction, improving in-person protections, providing transparent public data and engaging workers and students in decision making. Read more

“What we’re trying to do is protect our students as best as we know how,” Cy Abbott, vice president for grievances for GTFF, said, “because that’s not only our job but often, for many GEs, our passion.” Read more

Among other protections, the council will consider restricting no-cause evictions and banning application and screening fees. Read more

“The quit rate for low-wage workers is not just above its pre-pandemic levels, but it is way, way, way above its pre-pandemic levels,” UO Associate Professor of Economics Michael Kuhn said. “The lower you go down on the pay scale, the bigger it is relative to what the quit rate was before the pandemic.” Read more

Full time UO employees received 80 hours of COVID-19 leave in March 2020 and 80 more in September 2021. Some employees say it’s not enough. Read more