Oregon

Oregon's COCAL Committee

by P.D. Lesko The Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL) sprang forth from the National Congress of Adjunct, Part-time, Graduate Teaching Assistants and Non-Tenure Track Faculty. The National Congress met in Washington, D.C. in 1996. That same year, graduate student members of the Modern Language...

Oregon’s COCAL Committee

PSUFA Celebrates 30 Years—and Teaches Us Some Lessons…

by the AdjunctNation.com’s Part-Time Thoughts Blogger In Portland, Oregon, the Portland State University Faculty Association is 30 years old. I came across an article about the recent salary.

Oregon Auditors Slam Community College Exploitation of Adjuncts

The Secretary of State’s Office said the commission in charge of Oregon’s 17 community colleges needs to improve student achievement and access by Alex Baumhardt The commission tasked with overseeing Oregon’s 17 community colleges must do more to increase student performance, achievement and access, according...

After New State Law Goes into Effect, All Oregon Adjuncts Now Get Paid Sick Leave

by Laura Jordan On June 22, 2015, Oregon became the fourth state to enact a statewide mandatory paid sick leave law, following California, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The bill, signed into.

Oregon State Senator Proposes Bill That Would Make It Illegal to Cut Hours to Avoid Paying Health Benefits

Concerns about colleges and universities cutting faculty hours to avoid paying health benefits under the new federal health care law has prompted state Senator Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, to introduce legislation to.