PSU works because we do: stop the layoffs, stop the understaffing
Actions you can take right now:
PSU-AAUP Members - Sign the PSU-AAUP Strike Pledge here.
Students and the PSU Community can sign our Community Solidarity Strike Pledge here.
Admin stalling a new contract and thereby our COLAs:
Our contract expires at the end of the month. If the Cudd administration’s stalling has not allowed us to finalize a new contract, our cost of living increases will be delayed. All over campus our colleagues will be using a proven strategy called “work to rule” to speed up bargaining. This short explainer details how to follow PSU rules so closely that effectively it becomes a legally protected action to win the contract we deserve.
Departmental bargaining update meetings:
Make sure your department is ready to escalate our contract campaign to win the conditions we deserve. Check in with your unit representative to see when your bargaining update meeting will be.
Take action now:
Email PSU Board of Trustees Finance and Administration chair and Portland real estate developer Sheryl Manning and ask her to prioritize fundraising and investment in PSU faculty, staff, students not concrete and steel. sheryl.manning@gmail.com
And email President Cudd directly here presidentsoffice@pdx.edu, president@pdx.edu
Join the Strike Committee!
In over 100 hours of bargaining, the administration refused to negotiate wage increases and other economic pieces of our contract. Due to the administration’s intransigence at the bargaining table, our bargaining team asked for mediation (more on that below). If you’re interested in helping get your department or other departments strike ready, email aaup@psuaaup.net or fill out this form to get involved.
Recruit your students:
At the conclusion of classes or student appointments, members are encouraged to signal the class or appointment is over and the ability for students to leave or voluntarily stay for updates about important developments on campus. If students choose to stay, sharing fact based information about the cuts is recommended.
The number of Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) layoffs: 17
The size of Cudd administration’s salary reduction targets for this year: $12.5M
The size of PSU reserves: over $210M
Amount spent on PSU construction since 2010: over $1 billion
Follow student stop the cuts organizers on Instagram: @psustcc
Bargaining Updates
March 04, 2025 / PSU-AAUP
Thursday, we received administration’s final offer. Unfortunately even after over 170 hours of bargaining, mediation, and impasse, administration is resisting making meaningful changes to layoff protections or respecting shared governance.
February 20, 2025 / PSU-AAUP
A Message to PSU-AAUP Members from the Collective Bargaining Team
We have been at the bargaining table since last June. At every moment in these contract negotiations, we’ve been guided by members’ priorities as expressed in the bargaining survey, listening sessions, and general membership meetings.
February 14, 2025 / PSU-AAUP
During the seventh mediation session, the teams made no real progress toward reaching an agreement. The following topics are the main points of contention:
Cost of living adjustment (COLA) – The AAUP bargaining team made movement on COLA to 4.25% in order to encourage the administration to give better layoff language. Their refusal to make significant changes allows us to retract our movement on COLA.
January 31, 2025 / PSU-AAUP
PSU-AAUP’s leadership is calling for all members to Fill out this commitment to vote yes in a strike vote. The more members who commit, the stronger our position at the table.
For more on PSU Financials, read our Bunsis Report Blog Series
Next Steps:
We have the power to move the administration and have our voices heard. Continue to be engaged in the University’s governance. Mark your calendars for upcoming PSU-AAUP events and Board of Trustees meetings and prepare to attend meetings on campus wearing your red AAUP swag (need a t-shirt, drop by SMSU 232).
Visit the PSU AAUP home page: https://www.psuaaup.net/