Tag: Faculty Unions

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Oregon State University Faculty Union Questions Board of Trustees About President Alexander’s Hiring

Oregon State University’s faculty union is asking the school’s Board of Trustees for more information about the hiring of OSU President Dr. F. King Alexander, amid a report that Louisiana State University failed to act on Title IX compliance recommendations during Alexander’s tenure as president there, The Oregonian reported. In a March 10 letter to […]

March 12, 2021

COVID-19

Higher Ed Faculty Excluded from Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expansion

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order, which took effect on Tuesday,  has excluded higher ed faculty, The Independent Florida Alligator reported. The order expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to some essential workers, such as law enforcement, firefighters and K-12 employees over age 50. “The United Faculty of Florida (UFF) and the 22,000 people we represent congratulate […]

March 9, 2021

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Faculty Layoffs at St. Cloud Raise Concerns About Diversity

As colleges and universities across the nation face budgetary cuts in the wake of COVID-19, including faculty layoffs, the fear is that minoritized faculty and staff could be hardest hit. Some are raising concern about St. Cloud State University’s decision to layoff three employees — two of whom are women of color, and one of […]

September 16, 2020

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Community College of Philadelphia Faculty Union Announce Plans to Strike

The Faculty and Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia AFT Local 206 has announced the union intends to go on strike. “We held the vote tonight and better than 90 percent of our union that represents 1,200 faculty and staff voted to strike,” union co-President Junior Brainard said Wednesday night. “We don’t have a […]

March 28, 2019

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Wright State University Faculty Strike Begins

Members of the Wright State University (WSU) Faculty Union have begun their strike, leaving their offices on the campus early Tuesday morning as a result of failed contract discussions with the university Board of Trustees. The faculty union filed a strike notice after rejecting the most recent contract offer from the WSU Board of Trustees, […]

January 22, 2019