Big Wins in Bargaining for OSEA Chapters
Across the state, OSEA chapters have won exciting new contract rights that will change members’ lives for the better. We spoke with five OSEA chapters who recently signed collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with their employers have shared their wins and how they got them. While every OSEA chapter, employer and bargaining process is unique, it is clear that solidarity, perseverance... Read More
Hermiston Chapter 10 Donates Tote Bags for Kids in Foster Care
By Cathy Keeney, Hermiston Chapter 10 president Every year Hermiston Chapter 10 gets together and helps the community. For the past couple of years, we have helped with donations to the Warming Station. We place boxes at each school and everyone pitches in. The Hermiston School Board has also supported this event. They bring their donation to the school that they are assigned to... Read More
Congratulations to Gresham-Barlow Chapter 8 a Strong Tentative Agreement!
Gresham-Barlow Chapter 8 and their school district reached a tentative agreement on a July 1, 2020-June 30, 2023 contract. The agreement includes a $2.50 per hour wage increase in year 1; $1.00 in year 2, and another $0.75 cents in year 3. Additionally, the current step 12 and 13 will be doubled to 4 percent each (increased from 2 percent). Other gains include a three-year increase... Read More
Majority of OSEA Chapters Reach High Membership Rates, Qualify for MIP
OSEA’s Membership Incentive Program (MIP) continues to energize our chapters to achieve their best possible membership rates. The program allows OSEA to invest in local chapters by paying a monetary incentive based on the percentage of eligible employees who are dues-paying members. To receive the MIP incentive, chapters must achieve a membership of at least 70 percent by... Read More
Eugene Chapter 1 ratifies new contract
In the back row, left to right are OSEA Field Representative Tyler Whitmire and Chapter 1 members June Blackwell and Kathie Tagwerker. In the front row are ROSE members Marilyn Moss and Gretchen Elliott. Eugene Chapter 1 members voted 122-8 on Tuesday, Sept. 4, to ratify a new four-year contract that will expire in 2022. Members cast their votes throughout the day at the Education... Read More
Big win for Eugene interpreters
American Sign Language interpreters in Eugene School District won a major victory recently in their demands for fair compensation for the work they do. Serving Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students throughout Lane County districts in classrooms, extracurricular and even social activities is a job that requires a high-level set of skills, certification and experience. Yet the pay scale... Read More
North Santiam reaches an agreement
After months of often acrimonious negotiation, North Santiam Chapter 122 finally reached a mediated contract agreement with the school district on Jan. 10. “We accomplished in eight hours with a mediator what we couldn’t do in eight months of bargaining with the district,” OSEA Field Representative Gabe Ortega said. “Things went so much smoother and productively with the... Read More
Ashland fights to preserve rights
Ashland Chapter 42 is in mediation with the school district, pushing back against administration’s attempt to remove a key element of the contract. The chapter picketed in front of the district office in November to show administrators that they intend to stand up for their rights. The district is taking the curious position that transportation work rules have never been part... Read More
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