The Collective Bargaining Agreement is negotiated once every two years between the GTFF and the University. Bargaining for the 2012-14 contract will begin in November, 2011.
Simple put, bargaining is our right to sit with the employer and tell them what GTFs need to be more productive, engaged, and effective members of the campus community. We try to find common ground and common goals with the UO and work on solutions to our shared issues. We always strive to work in co-operation with the UO whenever possible.
There are times, however, when the GTFF and the UO cannot come to an agreement or your bargaining team is unable to convince the UO that we share problems that need solutions. In those times, the membership of the GTFF seeks ways to convince the UO that we are sincere in our bargaining agenda and we will stand together to achieve the things we believe are in the interests of GTFs and the UO.
Collective Bargaining Agreement 2008 – 2010
The contract is available in two forms:
On September 17, the participants in the annual Executive Council Retreat proposed and discussed bargaining topics for the coming bargaining year. The following is a list of the bargaining topics the Councilors thought we should focus on.
1. Raise to the minimum wage
2. No fees for GTFs, including self-support course fees, class fees, and fees in the summer.
3. Paychecks on time
4. Class size limit
5. Diversity stimulus
6. Accurate lists of GTFs for insurance
7. No limit on the number of jobs a graduate student can apply for at one time
8. Affirmative Action office required to inform GTFs who want to file discrimination and harassment complaints of the GTFF’s grievance procedures
9. Multi-year contracts
10. Increase to the vision benefit
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