• About CGE

    The Coalition of Graduate Employees (CGE) is the collective voice of the graduate student employees of Oregon State University. CGE is a labor union with the exclusive right to negotiate with OSU on behalf of its Graduate Research and Teaching Assistants. The contracts CGE earns through collective bargaining determine the salary, working conditions, health coverage, and other rights and benefits of employment for the individuals they represent.

    In addition to negotiating our contract, CGE represents OSU's grad assistants in other ways. They have regular discussions with OSU to ensure that we are treated fairly and to ensure that our working conditions are satisfactory, and they have the power to fight to correct unacceptable treatment and conditions.

    As a union, CGE's voice is stronger than the sum of those of the individuals it represents, but its voice becomes even stronger as its membership increases. High membership shows OSU that we grad assistants do care about the way we are treated as employees, and it helps us earn contracts that fairly compensate us for our hard work. So, solitary grad employees of OSU, unite with us, and ensure that your voice is heard. CGE: our union, our voice.



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CGE is putting together an end of year party for all members, your friends and family at Thompson Shelter at Avery Park on Thursday, June 9th. Organized games of soccer, softball and kickball start between 2 and 4 PM, depending on how many people sign up for each, and we light the grill at 6 PM!  Oh, and let us know which sports you want to play so we know which ones we have enough people for to organize.

Directions to the shelter from campus can be found here or below the fold.

Please RSVP to organizer@cge6069.org if you know you’re going to make it, and let us know if you’re interested in taking part in the games!

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CGE’s current organizer is leaving, so we’re hiring a replacement to start this summer.  It’s a full-time job with benefits, so if you’re interested, please check out the Craigslist ad.

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It’s becoming an annual event!  On Friday, May 6th, at 9 PM at Lucky’s in Eugene, the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (the CGE of the University of Oregon) is hosting a fundraiser for Food for Lane County.  And this fundraiser has a bit of a twist:  It’s union members singing cover songs.

Some of them will even be good.  Maybe. Regardless of quality, though, this is about having fun, helping people out, and a little local-to-local mingling.

Check below the fold for the event flier.

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Congratulations to the newly elected CGE officers.  They are:

  • President Mindy Crandall, Forest Engineering, Resources and Management
  • Vice President for Collective Bargaining and Grievances Matt Loewen, Geology
  • Vice President for Organizing Ashley Bromley, Geology
  • Vice President for Communications Alexis White, English
  • Social Activities Chair Lauren Atwell, Nutrition
  • External Relations Chair Harmony Paulsen, Water Resources Policy and Management
  • Secretary-Treasurer Sean McGregor, Computer Science

They will take office on June 1st.

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This spring’s General Membership Meeting will be held on Friday, April 8th at 5:30 PM at the Corvallis Senior Center. Same time, same place, just a bit earlier in the term than usual – the end of week two instead of week four.  Please join us! Electing officers is one way members can influence the course of the union.  There will also be a vote on some changes to CGE’s governing documents, the Constitution and Bylaws.  For more information on both votes, check below the fold.  But first, a map!

Generic GMM Directions and Maps

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