“[The decision] forces the university to respect the concept of shared governance...It’s a reminder to the university that they can’t simply make arbitrary administrative decisions without involving the faculty.” — Bill Knight, President of AAUP Portland State University @psuaaup.bsky.social

Another win

#PortlandStateUniversity #AAUP AAUP has won a lawsuit defending contracts of faculty and other workers at Portland State. Kudos to AAUP and the rule of law. bsky.app/profile/psua...

This is an important victory for shared governance & labor rights in higher education! Yet, the fight continues: around 200 professors still face layoffs. PSU-AAUP will continue to defend academic labor & governance by speaking out at an 11/20 Board of Trustees meeting. ✊ @psuaaup.bsky.social

Portland State University AAUP won their arbitration regarding the layoffs of 10 non-tenure track faculty!✊ An arbitrator ruled the university bypassed shared governance protocols required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. All 10 laid-off faculty must be reinstated! @psuaaup.bsky.social

Portland State University violated faculty labor contract. Decision orders reinstatement and back pay for laid-off faculty; victory underscores a broader struggle against disinvestment, union-busting, and the erosion of academic governance www.opb.org/article/2025...

Congratulations @psuaaup.bsky.social on your recent win in arbitration, and thank you for fighting for PSU faculty and students!

Congratulations to @psuaaup.bsky.social for saving ten jobs and winning their arbitration judgement! psuaaup.net/blog/entry/p...

System-wide, Oregon higher ed is in crisis. Teaching conditions are learning conditions. Join us in telling Governor Kotek that Oregon must do better than 37th nationally in higher ed funding. Write Governor Kotek here: actionnetwork.org/letters/open...

So many powerful conversations with students and parents about the impacts to learning conditions from President Cudd’s $35 million in cuts during our move-in day informational picket today!

The question of the cost has to do with, ultimately, what it costs the University in terms of enrollment -- Bill Knight, Professor at PSU and President of PSU-AAUP, regarding online vs. in-person cost differences for universities and maximizing enrollment. www.opb.org/article/2025...

THIS SUNDAY (9/21) at 6pm! Join @portlanddsa.bsky.social, @jwjpdx.bsky.social and other labor unions across Portland as we march for Labor Against Genocide. The rally will feature speakers, followed by a short, accessible march.

“The new policy imposes a hard shift to on‑campus work—one‑day cap by default, “rare” multi‑day exceptions, and fixed deadlines—which are material changes to working conditions,” David Kinsella, PSU-AAUP vice president for collective bargaining, said. www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/09...

We're hiring for an Executive Director: Contract Enforcement & Bargaining! Share the link with interested folks and find more info below -- unionjobs.com/listing.php?...

Columbia’s deal reaffirms rather than challenges a narrative of widespread antisemitism, while reinforcing the ongoing erasure of Palestinians - Check out the full article, written by one of our members, @jenniferruth.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Write a @theactionnet letter: Demand Lawmakers Invest in Public Education. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

Join us on June 14th for the next nationwide day of action! Details coming soon, so make sure you're subscribed :) #50501Portland #50501movement #nokings #wethepeople #resisttheregime

Join us on June 5th for the Fund Oregon Now Rally! RSVP Here: secure.everyaction.com/Zwro9yNQ8Uat...

Tell Governor Kotek: Appoint Dr. Mary King to the Portland State Board of Trustees In appointing King, we could have a board of trustees that will champion state lawmakers investing in PSU and thereby set us up well for when we go back to the bargaining table. actionnetwork.org/letters/gove...

Here is some information on Strategic Resistance as well as some happenings next week from our friends at PSU Queer Resource Center. Feel free to share with students! pdx.campuslabs.com/engage/organ...

PSU is a public university that supports free speech and free expression, even when the views expressed can be viewed as offensive. For more details about free speech at PSU, visit www.pdx.edu/free-speech/.

Celebrate May Day at an event near you! Find an event here: maydaystrong.org

AFT welcomes new affiliates, hard-fought contracts in higher ed "This fast-growing sector of our union has two brand-new affiliates, at Ohio University and Nevada State University, and five affiliates that are celebrating groundbreaking contracts." www.aft.org/news/aft-wel...

Cross Campus Solidarity Rally in Montgomery Plaza! - Join the Day of Action on PSU campus starting at noon on Thursday (April 17).

It's been a long winter! Time to Spring into Well Being with PSU Student Health & Counseling (SHAC) and Campus Rec co-hosting activities for students, faculty and staff starting April 4th. Check out their schedule below for more! www.pdx.edu/health-couns...

Rising to the Occasion: Important Statements and Open Letters academeblog.org/2025/03/17/r...

“One of the things that would really secure our full-time employment is settling a fair contract with PSU-AAUP because within that contract researchers would get bridge funding.” - Ellis Hews, senior research assistant at Portland State’s Institute on Aging www.opb.org/article/2025...

"I stand in solidarity with PSU-AAUP in their efforts to protect against layoffs, ensure fair wages, and uphold the values of equity and inclusion that PSU champions," Avalos stated. hoodline.com/2025/02/port...

After 170+ hours of bargaining since June 2024 -including 70 hours of mediation- 1,172 PSU-AAUP represented workers have filed for impasse starting a 37-day strike timeline. This comes after the layoffs of 12 IELP faculty, 17 NTTF faculty, and over $1B in construction since 2010

“These layoffs were not driven by curricular changes in our department, and are not aligned with the strategic plan that was released last spring” -- Lynn Santelmann, Professor and Department Chair, Applied linguistics @ PSU Board of Trustees / Jan 20, 2025 youtube.com/shorts/5DB0D...

“The elimination of these faculty dismantles years of progress, threatens the future of our online degree, and undermines access to higher education and outreach programs” -- Angela Coventry, Professor and Chair of Philosophy @ PSU Board of Trustees / Jan 20, 2025 youtube.com/shorts/pUacj...

Sign & share: @portlandstate.bsky.social's Philosophy Dept urges "university leadership to reverse the termination of three key faculty members [...] This decision threatens the department’s long-term viability, the diversity of its curriculum" More here: www.change.org/p/reverse-th...

0⃣ days until impasse can be called. ⌛️Tick tock, PSU President Cudd 💵PSU-AAUP strike fund: zeffy.com/en-US/fundra... 🗣️Community PSU-AAUP picket line pledge: actionnetwork.org/forms/psu-aa...

Our strike fund just crossed $28,000! We can declare impasse as soon as the end of this week. The bigger our strike fund, the more members can hold out to win the conditions faculty, staff, and students deserve if the Cudd administration forces a strike Chip in here: zeffy.com/en-US/fundra...

🗣️Our largest practice picket yet 🏛️6 days until impasse can be declared 🪧6 weeks until a strike can start ⌛️Tick tock, PSU President Cudd

This Sunday at Cinema 21 at 4pm - Check out the screening of the The Palestine Exception: What's at Stake in the Campus Protests. The film received an AAUP Foundation grant for its outreach campaign. It is made by PSU professors and features PSU faculty and students. www.cinema21.com/movie/the-pa...

After over 100 hours of Cudd administration stalling at the bargaining table, we've launched a strike fund. Donate and share to help keep us strong if the Cudd administration forces us to strike to win the conditions students, faculty, and staff deserve: zeffy.com/en-US/fundra...

Nearly 10,000 people have signed our @moveon.org petition telling Providence Health to negotiate a fair contract with thousands of understaffed doctors and nurses in Oregon. Add your name 👇