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How are we?
OPTIMISTIC. The current collective bargaining session is coincident with a statewide and nationwide financial crisis. WOUFT continues to fight for fair and equitable pay and benefits, for both non-tenure-track and tenure-track faculty. Updates on the progress of our ongoing negotiations with WOU administration shall follow.
The problem remains that Oregon is failing to adequately fund higher education. The system is broken. A decade ago we covered over 60% of the cost of educating Oregonians, whereas now we cover less than 40% of the cost. Oregon's citizens are neglecting education in the urge to cut taxes, and this is hurting the state economy, hurting students, and starving its universities of resources. This must change to keep Oregon's citizenry educated and a viable 21st-century workforce.
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