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PLEASE NOTE: Most areas on this website can be accessed without logging in. You will only need to log in if you happen to click on an article that is password protected. Chartered in 1952, AFT-Oregon, a state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, is a non-profit organization representing some 12,000 Oregon workers in K-12, community college and higher education in faculty and classified positions; and child care workers, in both public and private sectors. AFT-Oregon, in coalition with other unions and community groups, advocates for quality education and health care for all Oregonians, and gives working people a voice in our state’s capitol. AFT-Oregon has participated in the passage of legislation with improvements in many areas important to Oregonians, including: Minimum wage; Patient Protection; The Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act; Education reform and funding; and Workers Compensation. |
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Schools and Communities: Stronger Together
 In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT president Randi Weingarten highlights the impressive results we are seeing with community schools, which serve as the hub to bring together the services and supports that students and their families need to help children succeed in school. The AFT and its local unions have been key partners in many of these efforts. Read Weingarten’s full column. |
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After nearly 10 months of negotiations, the members of the Backus Federation of Nurses at William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., have secured their first collective bargaining contract. The three-year contract, which covers 400 registered nurses at the hospital, was reached just more than one year after the Backus nurses voted to unionize.
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Register now for the AFT Northwest Leadership Forum, June 22-24, in Vancouver, Washington. AFT-Oregon and AFT Washington are co-hosting this second annual event to address leaders’ training needs in the absence of AFT’s ULI-West. |
Over sixty Local 6069 (CGE) members and supporters marched to deliver a chain of over 400 postcards to OSU representatives, which called for administrators to voluntarily recognize research assistants into the Local 6069 bargaining unit. The action came as OSU filed objections to Local 6069’s representation petition, challenging the definition of employee for research assistants. |
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Two minutes is all that’s needed for members to assist OSU Research Assistants in their campaign for inclusion into Local 6069, Coalition of Graduation Employees. Click here to sign the online petition to have OSU administrators voluntarily recognize research assistants into the Local 6069 (CGE) bargaining unit. Then, SHARE the petition link on your favorite social networking site, such as Facebook or Twitter. Click here to view petition on AFT-Oregon’s Facebook page. |
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Congratulations to the 2012 Scholarship and Awards Recipients. |
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University of Oregon (U of O) Faculty reached an agreement with administrators to allow certification of their union, United Academics by the Employment Relations Board (ERB). The union, affiliated with both AFT and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), will include more than 1,800 tenure-line and non-tenure-track faculty, adjunct instructors, research associates and assistants, and post-doctoral scholars. |
Early educators statewide are coming together to raise awareness by creating a quilt representing our dedication to children and families. |
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SALEM—Graduate employees—primarily research assistants—are requesting that the Employment Relations Board (ERB) confirm their representation at Oregon State University (OSU) by Local 6069, Coalition of Graduate Employees (CGE). The union filed its request with the ERB for addition of some 700 to its ranks of more than 900 graduate employees. The filing comes after OSU administrators denied the employees’ request for voluntary recognition of union representation.
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AFT-Oregon has released “Student Success, A Statement of Principles” to guide discussions around outcomes and performance for Oregon’s education system, from early learning through post-secondary. President Rives recently cited these principles in testimony before the Senate Education and Workforce Committee in support of “Education Achievement Compacts.” |
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Many studies over the years have documented the need for smoother transitions from prekindergarten to the elementary level. A new AFT report reinforces that conclusion—and does it in a manner that puts frontline voices at the heart of the dialogue.
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AFT-Oregon and OSEA, AFT Local 6732 have released the first joint Legislative action summary under the Political and Legislative Action Network (PLAN). Download your copy today for highlights of the 2011 Legislative Session. |
Every day, educators and other public employees, and the services they provide our communities, are being attacked. From challenging collective bargaining rights, to undermining the quality of public education and higher education, to decimating pensions and trying to put healthcare coverage further out of reach, working men and women across the country are under assault. And if this has taught us one thing, it's that Elections Matter.
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AFT Oregon has partnered with ID Experts™ to offer ID Theft Recovery Services and two levels of credit and ID theft monitoring for our members. We know how important keeping your identity protected is, and these days you can never be too safe. Click to view the benefits of each package and order today. |
AFT-Oregon has launch a fanpage on the popular Facebook website. Become a fan today to keep current on AFT-Oregon action. |
The Early Learning Alliance/AFT-Oregon is a unique, statewide coalition of child care center directors, owners, teachers and staff as well as parents and community leaders who have joined in a mission to improve the quality of early childhood education in Oregon. |
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AFT + is your Member Benefits Program. Members are automatically eligible to use the benefits within AFT +. If you are a fair share payer, join your Local today and take advantage of the many savings and services available to AFT members. You will need to activate your AFT Membership card at: www.aft.org/members to use most of this site. If you need a replacement AFT Membership Card, first check your contact information and dues catagory with your Local, then email : membership@aft.org
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Make sure your members who have recently retired stay active in the union. Send your list of newly retired members to Val Jack, AFT-Oregon Retiree Chapter President. Jack will contact these members about joining the AFT-Oregon Retiree Chapter. |
