On Sept. 25, the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) ratified the tentative agreement to renew the faculty contract for another 5 years. With 78% of the votes in...
Hours before the start of the Fall semester, the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU AAUP) and the Oakland University Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement to avoid...
Hello, my name is Jeff Thomas. I graduated from OU in spring 2022. In my senior year as an undergrad, I served as editor-in-chief of Volume 47 of The Oakland Post. During the 2021-22 school year, as a...
After a meeting on Sept. 1, the faculty and administration remain without a new contract and the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) initiated a strike authorization...
I’m an English professor today because of Brooke Hopkins. I remember sitting in his Shakespeare class talking about King Lear and feeling the ground beneath my feet shift. I don’t know how many courses...
It’s late August, and with just days before the start of the Fall semester, Oakland University faculty are — once again — fighting for a fair contract; as famed baseball coach Yogi Berra might have...
So faculty are bargaining again…
The faculty union has been back at the bargaining table for the past three months, trying to negotiate a fair contract with our administration. Our contract determines...
The Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) held its first Bargaining Kickoff event to gather and celebrate the support for the upcoming bargaining season.
On April...
The April 20 Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting recognized four student award recipients, introduced a new master’s degree in finance and featured a report from board student liaisons Mallory Kean and Red...
From current students to faculty members to alumni, Oakland University community members are sharing their thoughts and reactions to the potential development of East Campus. Even without plans being finalized,...
It was announced on Sept. 30 the Oakland University administration and OU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have both withdrawn their pending Unfair Labor Practice...
I have been fortunate to have served as a member of the AAUP bargaining teams in 1994, 1997, 2000, and then as chief negotiator for the AAUP in 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015. During this time, I’ve witnessed...
