"We’ve been struggling financially, and now with this, it’s a big turn-off for prospective students in the area.”
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The university is preparing for the possible strike and has “contingency plans” in place to keep classes going, said spokesman Seth Bauguess.
If the union follows through on a strike, Noeleen McIlvenna, AAUP-WSU contract negotiator, said members will picket outside entrances to campus.
Dr. In-Hong Cha, known as the “Maestro on Wheelchair,” is a professor of music at Wright State University.
President Cheryl Schrader has said faculty at WSU have higher salaries than their peers at similar state universities.
Area leaders, Raiders and members of the Wright State community have reacted to the news online.
The university will maintain its normal operating hours during a strike that is set to begin at 8 a.m., Jan. 22.
Update: The union might start picketing at 8 a.m., Jan. 22, according to the notice filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
AAUP-WSU President Marty Kich said, “They have refused to negotiate at all since our members overwhelmingly rejected the Fact-Finder’s report in early November."
On Friday night the Board of Trustees made what they called their "last, best" contract offer. On Saturday night the faculty union unequivocally rejected it.