News and Updates
September 3, 2024: OU reaches historic tentative agreement with faculty union
September 1, 2024: OU unconditionally withdraws its proposals on faculty workload policies; parties to meet again Tuesday
August 29, 2024: OU addresses union claims as 21% package remains on table
August 28, 2024: OU makes best offer on contract, including 16% in salary increases over 5 years
August 21, 2024: OU, faculty union make progress during latest bargaining session
August 19, 2024: OU agrees to meet this week to try to break apparent economic deadlock
August 15, 2024: Faculty union rejects contract including 14.25% in raises; negotiations to continue
August 7, 2024: OU, faculty union continue discussions on economic proposals
August 7, 2024: OU provides financial update to university community
August 5, 2024: Negotiations continue, focus on gap in economic proposals
July 29, 2024: Administration offers settlement framework during mediator-led bargaining session
July 23, 2024: Bargaining teams make some progress, to bring in mediator on economic proposals
July 18, 2024: Continued progress made in latest bargaining session
July 16, 2024: Financial update provided to bargaining teams during latest session
July 10, 2024: Administration, union make progress, agree on key article
July 3, 2024: Administration offers fair, generous economic package to union
June 26, 2024: Fourth bargaining session yields more progress
June 19, 2024: Administration, Faculty Union Tentatively Agree on Many Articles of New Contract
June 13, 2024: Administration and Faculty Union Meet, Focus on Non-Economic Contract Articles
June 4, 2024: OU administration, faculty union meet for first bargaining session
May 23, 2024: Administration, faculty union set first bargaining session for June 4
May 3, 2024: Moody’s maintains OU credit rating, cites ‘good budget discipline’
April 25, 2024: Board of Trustees Chairperson Robert Schostak addressed public speakers from the OU faculty union during a recent BOT meeting, calling for the administration and union to come to the bargaining table with seriousness and respect to reach a fair and beneficial agreement.
March 4, 2024: President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz outlines the administration’s goals of continuing to work together with faculty in all endeavors, specifically as union negotiations begin. She also introduces the OU bargaining team.