SEIU

Around 4,600 Service Employees International Union staff across Oregon's seven public universities are poised to begin a strike on Monday. The potential walkout threatens operations at campuses statewide, including the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, as union workers press for a new contract. It comes amid a wave of labor actions in the state and nationwide.

Around 4,600 SEIU staff at Oregon's seven public universities are poised to begin a strike on Monday. The workers, who provide support services across the state's university system, appear to have not reached an agreement in contract negotiations, setting up one of the largest higher education labor actions in Oregon. Students and staff are bracing for disruptions to campus operations if the walkout proceeds as planned.

The University of Rochester and SEIU union workers have agreed to a second short-term extension of their contract, putting off a resolution between the two sides. The extension keeps negotiations open and avoids an immediate work stoppage while talks continue over the terms of a new agreement covering the university's unionized employees.