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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) is pleased to announce that the first contract with its faculty union, Oregon Tech – American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) has been ratified by both the union and the administration. The collective bargaining agreement secures wage increases, other benefits, and workload parameters through June 2025.
Read MoreThe Oregon Institute of Technology and Oregon Tech AAUP has a tentative agreeance of a contract that brings an end to the teacher strike.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech AAUP is increasingly close to a settlement in the eighth day of their strike against the Oregon Institute of Technology, as the union continues to fight for their collective bargaining rights and salary equity.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech continued negotiations with its striking faculty union Sunday with an intent to reach agreement. Thus far the faculty union has only asked questions regarding workload, to which Oregon Tech has provided response, and the union has not shared a substantive response to address the outstanding workload proposals.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech Faculty Union make unrealistic demands in face of national trends:
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - While a majority of Oregon Tech faculty held their own Rally for a Fair Contract on Friday, over 50 Oregon Tech students entered the OIT administrative building in Klamath Falls and held a sit-in to show their support for their faculty. Actions also took place at the Portland-Metro campus and virtually as Oregon Tech - AAUP (OT-AAUP) continues to negotiate a historic first contract with a recalcitrant senior administration.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech and its new faculty union continued bargaining in a day-long session Friday but remained unable to reach a tentative agreement on all outstanding issues.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Striking faculty were vindicated today when the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB) dismissed a petition filed by Oregon Tech senior administration which attempted to declare the Oregon Tech AAUP faculty strike unlawful.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A firm hired by Oregon Tech broke Oregon law when they employed instructors to replace striking faculty, allegedly for COVID-19 related reasons. Oregon Tech’s senior administration hired a private firm called Focus EduVation to replace striking faculty, but that company did not immediately inform those substitutes that they were strikebreakers.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Wilsonville, and Salem, Oregon, ground to a halt today despite public promises from administration that operations would continue with minimal disruption during an ongoing strike by Oregon Tech-AAUP (OT-AAUP) faculty.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Tech American Association of University Professors states that the union will go on strike Monday, April 26 at 6:00 AM, if no agreement is reached between the union and administration.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, Oregon Tech filed a petition with the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB) asking the ERB to declare the tentative strike by the Oregon Tech American Association of University Professors (AAUP) unlawful. Oregon Tech also filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the union. The documents filed cite numerous instances where the Oregon Tech faculty union leadership did not bargain or act in good faith.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Institute of Technology today presented the OT-AAUP faculty union with a generous compensation offer that guarantees future success for the University. The offer comes one week prior to the faculty union’s threatened strike.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - While negotiations continue between faculty organized through Oregon Tech - American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) and the Oregon Tech administration, progress has not yet been made on the core issues of compensation, benefits, and workload.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) is issuing the following response to a misleading press release issued by Oregon Tech Administration on April 9, 2021.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - After 16 months of negotiations through a pandemic, Oregon Tech is disappointed that the faculty union, OT-AAUP, has decided to focus on a strike instead of coming to the table with a true intent to reach a reasonable first contract for Oregon Tech faculty. Oregon Tech believes the parties are making progress toward an agreement and additional negotiation sessions have already been scheduled. If the union were to strike, the University plans to continue providing students with the opportunity to continue their studies and complete their degree as scheduled.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Faculty organized through Oregon Tech - American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) have declared their intent to lawfully strike. Their announcement was submitted to the Employment Relations Board and the Oregon Tech administration today, April 8th; a potential strike would begin no earlier than Monday, April 26.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Faculty organized through Oregon Tech - American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) are deciding next week on whether to authorize a strike after over 450 days at the bargaining table and no contract.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - To address the Faculty Senate’s call for Oregon Tech President, Dr. Nagi Naganathan to resign, senior leadership submitted a response to the Faculty Senate-approved report.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore.— President Naganathan and Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) are focused on assuring student success and building on the university’s reputation. The Faculty Senate plays an important role in this and in furthering the institution’s mission. However, recently the Senate has called for the resignation of President Naganathan.
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