Departments within the university will be able to apply for an exemption to hire new student workers despite a hiring freeze to meet operational needs, according to a communication from the University of Oregon Student Workers union.
UOSW met with UO’s Employee Labor Relations on May 27 to request more information about the hiring freeze’s impact on student workers. In a previous statement, UO confirmed that the hiring freeze would not impact reappointment of student workers who held positions before the summer break, but provided no details about new workers.
According to the communication to union members, UOSW said that ELR confirmed that students would still receive pay increases per the union’s collective bargaining agreement. Hourly wages for student workers will increase by 2.5% on July 1, and all levels of student workers will receive a 3% pay increase. Levels of student workers refer to the classification made depending on the type of employment…