The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation voted to vote on authorizing a strike in an emergency meeting Friday, October 17. In a vote between holding a contract ramification vote or a strike authorization vote, two-thirds of the GTFF voted to authorize a strike, according to GTFF president Joe Henry.
The GTFF is seeking paid medical and parental leave in addition to a wage increase to meet the cost of living in Eugene.
Bargaining between the GTFF and the University of Oregon started in November of 2013, and since March the GTFF has worked without a contract. The GTFF also voted to authorize a strike last spring, but the federation has yet to strike.