For students and employees of Wright State arriving on campus Tuesday Jan 22 could mean seeing a picket line at the main entrance. According to Seth Bauguess, WSU Director of Communication, none of the entrances are being closed off. For students and staff that wish to park in lot 8, a free shuttle service will...
On Friday Jan 18, Wright State University administration filed an unfair labor practice charge against the faculty union, Wright State’s chapter of American Association of University Professors. In a press release from the university, the charges include: misleading members about intent to strike, threatening deans and departments chairs, asking the resignation of those in the...
The start of a possible faculty strike at Wright State grows closer by the day. Over the holiday break, tensions came to a head when the faculty union, otherwise known as the Wright State Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-WSU) voted to file its intent to strike. 85 percent of voting members...
Wright State administration has expressed its intent to begin negotiations over the next faculty contract, effective in 2020, if the faculty union withdraws its Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) charge against the university. Wright State General Counsel and Board of Trustees member Larry Chan informed the faculty union that administration is willing to begin negotiations for...
The possibility of a faculty strike at Wright State has been looming over the shoulders of the campus community for months; it reached a peak with the faculty union announcing their intent to file for a strike. A tentative strike date has been set for Tuesday, Jan. 22 – the second week of classes. These...
As the first week of classes continue, Wright State University prepares a tentative plan in case members of the faculty union go on strike. The university has stated on several platforms that classes would continue on and there would be arrangements made for members of staff and administration to fill classes. These instructors would have...
With the possibility of a faculty strike raising concerns across the Raider community, staff members and faculty received an email stating all strike related concerns by the media are to be forwarded on to the Office of Communications. “Your cooperation in complying with this procedure is appreciated and expected,” the campus wide email stated. Wright...
On January 14 Wright State faculty union announced in a press release they would authorize a strike for Jan 22 at 8am. “Administrators and Boards come and go. But most faculty will spend their entire careers at Wright State. We have a deep interest in the long-term viability of our University and are devoted to...
Ohio State Representatives Niraj Antani (R) and Andrew Brenner (R) are proposing a bill to alter policies and practices surrounding campus free speech. The bill in question, House Bill 758, targets a few sections of the Ohio Revised Code and seeks to enact what is being called the Forming Open and Robust University...
Next semester, Raider Ride, the shuttle service that runs between Lot 20 and campus, will not be operational. According to Kathy Warden, manager of the Customer Care Center and Small Projects, Raider Ride is not permanently shutting down; spring semester is merely a trial-run. A final decision will not be made until late summer, once...