American Federation of Teachers

THE GRADUATE EMPLOYEE UNION IS COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING A POWERFUL, DEMOCRATIC, TRANSPARENT ORGANIZATION OF GRADUATE ASSISTANTS ADVOCATING FOR FAIR WAGES, WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS, AND HEALTHCARE. VISION: WE STRIVE TO WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO CREATE A WORKPLACE THAT VALUES GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORTS GRADUATE EMPLOYEES IN THEIR WORK AND STUDY. VALUES: COMMUNITY AND SOLIDARITY: WE ACTIVELY FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF INTELLECTUALS AND PROFESSIONALS AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY AND PROMOTE THE MUTUAL INTERESTS OF ALL WORKING PEOPLE THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND GROUPS ON THE CAMPUS AND IN THE WIDER CITY, STATE, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY. ORGANIZING AND REPRESENTATION: WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER GRADUATE EMPLOYEES TO EXERCISE OUR RIGHTS TO ORGANIZE FOR COLLECTIVE, MEMBER-DRIVEN ACTION. WE ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN UNION ACTIVITIES FOR ALL GRADUATE EMPLOYEES REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEX, CREED, RACE, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER ID