BY RAY HOGLER Teachers from various state school districts rallied in Denver on April 26-27, 2108, to demand increases in pay and benefits. Most affected districts chose to cancel classes on those days rather than attempting to cope with the walkouts. In Fort Collins, Poudre School District Superintendent Sandra Smyser declared that “teachers’ actions are…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH In today’s Dayton Daily News, Max Filby’s article “Wright State Was Warned a Year Ago That More Cuts Were Needed” includes, as a sort of appendix, two timelines: WSU Total Reserves 2012: $162 million 2013: $140 million 2014: $135 million 2015: $109 million 2016: $64 million 2017: $31 million* *Projection from FY 2018 budget. WSU Budget…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH During our protracted contract campaign, which started in January 2018, we have greatly expanded our communication strategies. The new approaches to reaching our members, others in the university community, and residents of the surrounding communities through the local news media have included the distribution, physically and digitally, of Fast Facts flyers that…
BY LESLIE BARY AND OLGA BEZHANOVA Guest blogger Leslie Bary (AAUP) teaches Latin American literature and culture at the University of LouisianaLafayette. Guest blogger Olga Bezhanova (NEA/IEA) is in Peninsular Spanish literature and culture at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The “I” in this piece is collective, referring to experiences of both authors as well as…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH As I noted in yesterday’s posting of Dan Slilaty’s statement on the primacy of the relationship between faculty and students, we have been asking our members to speak at the meetings of our Board of Trustees as part of our ongoing contract campaign at Wright State. What follows is a statement…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH As part of our ongoing contract campaign at Wright State, we have been asking our members to speak at the meetings of our Board of Trustees. What follows is a statement made by Dan Slilaty, Professor of Mathematics, at the most recent Board meeting. I think that it speaks to issues…
BY HANK REICHMAN Today, after nine days on an “illegal” and “unauthorized” strike, West Virginia teachers won a powerful victory when Republican Governor Jim Justice signed legislation passed earlier in the day that will raise salaries of not only teachers but also all state employees by 5%, the largest single pay hike for public employees…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH About a week ago, I posted Rudy Fichtenbaum’s speech rallying our chapter members at Wright State before we marched as a group across campus to an open forum being hosted by our university’s President, its chief Financial Officer, and the Chair of our board of Trustees. [See https://academeblog.org/2018/02/09/rudy-rallies-wright-state-faculty/.] What follows is…