Truthout: OSU employees authorize strike action

A whopping 95% of 5,000 Oregon State University employees represented by Service Employees International Union local 503 voted to authorize a strike last week, Truthout has reported.

A strike date has been set for Monday, September 30th when library, counseling, health services, clerical, and technical support staff will take to the picket lines.

Negotiations reached an impasse when management refused to budge on a core demand of SEIU 503: that workers receive a compensation package on par with other state workers. The union argues that despite continually increasing tuition, the schools priorities have centered around a bloated administration, athletics, and capital expenditures.