Over the past few weeks, your union has been assembling a toolkit that we hope will help members deal with the current war on knowledge and education. You can find the toolkit and links to other useful materials on the United Academics Community Resources webpage. www.uauoregon.org/community-su...

Oregonians got some good news today that their SNAP benefits have come through. It's unacceptable that the Trump administration originally refused to release the SNAP funding even after ordered to do so by a court order. It should never have come to this.

Today, we came together as students and workers to talk about our vision for higher ed and what it will take to win it! You can sign onto the Oregon Compact for Higher Ed + learn more about our goals and plan to win (both workers and students!) at strengthenuo.org #StudentsRiseUp #WorkersRiseUp

The Campus Labor Council is partnering with student organizations including ASUO, YDSA, and CJL to put on a joint teach-in at the Willamette Atrium at 12pm on November 7 — this month's National Day of Action for Higher Education!

There is power in a union! ✊ Our Fall General Membership Meeting was focused on building our collective power to continue the fight for the future of UO and higher education. Learn more about how you can get involved at uauoregon.org.❤️‍🔥

Join us at the first GMM of the academic year! Taco bar and beverages provided:) newsletter.uauoregon.org/membership-m...

On September 16, dozens of UO faculty members (and other union workers on campus!) made the journey to PDX to deliver remarks to the Board of Trustees regarding the rushed summer effort towards cuts, which led to 117 layoffs of UO workers. #WorkersStrengthenUO

The Fall 2025 General Membership Meeting will be Thursday October 30, 5-7pm in Gerlinger Lounge. We will provide dinner and beverages. Kids are welcome! Please email [email protected] with accommodation requests.

✊Join the AAUP and other allied organizations across the nation for a day of peaceful and impactful protest as we come together to make clear: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people! Find more details at www.nokings.org

Sign and share! actionnetwork.org/letters/an-o...

✊Stand for Education and Against the Trump Higher Education Compacts! Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/un...

🚨ACTION ALERT: Librarians, staff, and student employees who perform duties across essential UO Libraries service areas have been cut in response to a "projected" deficit! ✍️Sign the petition to Protect Library Employees and Services at tinyurl.com/ProtectUOLibrary

🗣United Academics Local 3209 Member Town Hall Friday, October 10th, 12:00 - 1:30pm On Zoom, check your 10/3 member email for the link.

We're building up our political outreach! Join us. ✊

Don't agonize, organize! 💪 Join the UA Communications & Action Team (CAT) and help build our power, take collective action and strengthen solidarity! This fall, the CAT is meeting weekly on Thursdays at 3pm @ the Union Hall + on Zoom. Contact [email protected] for more details & to get involved!

📣 UO Faculty Staff and Students: Contact your university senate reps and urge them to vote "YES” on US 25/26-01: “Procedures to Strengthen Shared Governance” on October 8th! The senate meeting will at 3pm on Zoom! Find your representatives, meeting info and learn more at senate.uoregon.edu

🍂🍁We're not FALL-ing for excuses, empty promises and business as usual. Join a UA member committee to fight for what we deserve and build our power together! All meetings are hybrid at the UA Union Hall (603 East 13th Ave) + on Zoom. Contact [email protected] for more details & to get involved!

This Saturday! Show up to support our union siblings in higher education. ✊

Welcome back UA members! We're looking forward to an awesome fall term organizing and building our power together. Join us at our upcoming fall term events, learn more at uauoregon.org ✊

Learn more and take actions at tinyurl.com/uoforensics ✊

UO works because we do. We stand in solidarity with all labor on campus and ask for financial transparency, shared governance, and labor voices at all tables! higheredlaborunited.org/2025/09/22/w...

Come see us!

United Academics Members: Join us for a UO Senate Meeting Watch Party 9/24 3-5:00pm! Watch on Zoom or join us at the UA Union Hall (603 East 13th Ave) More Info: senate.uoregon.edu/senate-meetings

United Academics Members: Join us for a UO Senate Meeting Watch Party 9/24 3-5:00pm! Watch on Zoom or join us at the UA Union Hall (603 East 13th Ave) More Info: senate.uoregon.edu/senate-meetings

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✊Solidarity Spotlight: UO Library Workers Hit Hard by September 2025 Layoffs ❤️‍🔥Our libraries matter, and we need to work together to defend them!💻Read the full article from our United Academics Library Stewards at strengthenuo.org/blog

🗣SPEAK OUT TO DEFEND UO WORKERS: UO Board of Trustees Public Comments Session on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 9am on the Portland Campus 🚌NEED A RIDE? United Academics is renting a bus to take union members to Portland! UA members: Sign up to reserve a seat on the bus at tinyurl.com/9-16BoTBus

Round-up of recent public letters issued to UO leaders against the current plan for cuts. To read full letters (or to write a letter yourself!) please visit our website strengthenuo.org/support-letters

On Friday, August 29, the UO Senate held an emergency meeting where faculty and other UO community members asked important questions about UO leadership's decision-making amid cuts. Listen to the clip, and watch the full recorded meeting at strengthenuo.org/cuts-overview.

This is Lesson #1 in how to FAIL the test of shared governance and transparency. You can watch the full recorded UO Senate meeting at strengthenuo.org/cuts-overview.

Back in spring when the admin announced the expectation that cuts would be necessary, leaders of all four campus labor unions went to the Board of Trustees to outline a vision for collaborative processes rooted in shared governance and transparency. Visit strengthenuo.org/our-goals to learn more!

✍️ Have you heard about the UO's rumored plans for significant program cuts? Swipe to learn more and visit our website strengthenuo.org/take-action to sign our petitions and write letters expressing your concern to UO leaders. #WorkersStrengthenUO

✍️ Have you heard about the UO's rumored plans for significant program cuts? Swipe to learn more and visit our website strengthenuo.org/take-action to sign our petitions and write letters expressing your concern to UO leaders. #WorkersStrengthenUO

How do the University of Oregon’s proposed cuts stack up against other universities facing hardship? Swipe to learn more about the other universities UO has cited to try to justify layoffs. Read the full post on our site blog: strengthenuo.org/blog

Learn more about UO's finances, our goals for transparency and shared governance, and how to take action against cuts on our faculty website: strengthenuo.org/finance-faqs

✊Here's a quick media roundup of recent #UOCutsCoverage in the last two weeks! To read these stories, visit strengthenuo.org/cuts-coverage

📝 Learn more about UO's finances, our goals for transparency and shared governance, and how to take action against cuts on our faculty website: strengthenuo.org/finance-faqs #WorkersStrengthenUO