Oregon's public university union workers reached an agreement with Oregon鈥檚 public universities over the weekend, averting a strike that was planned for Monday, the first day of the fall term for many college students.
The Service Employees International Union 鈥� which represents thousands of workers in an array of services, from janitorial to administrative processing 鈥� has reached a tentative agreement with Oregon鈥檚 seven public universities. In a , the union called it a win for their 4,500 local workers, who now won鈥檛 see any changes to their health care costs. They鈥檒l also get a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment, among other changes to their benefits.
Southern Oregon University president Linda Schott wrote in a that she鈥檚 鈥渄elighted鈥� that the strike has been averted before classes started.
Now the universities are waiting for the union to ratify the agreement.
