Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
A union of Wright State University maintenance workers, technicians and other employees have voted to strike if necessary over a string of contractual issues.
Tom Bellew, chief steward for Teamsters Local 957, said the strike authorization was approved 84-6.
Members of the bargaining unit also voted to reject a state fact-finder’s report that sifted through five areas of contention remaining in contract talks the union and Wright State. That vote tally on Wednesday was 87 votes to reject the report’s findings and three votes to accept them.
The local is obligated to return to bargaining with the university at least once more, Bellew said Thursday. If no movement is achieved, then the union does have the option to strike.
“We can always ask for more negotiation meetings, either side. But we do have the authorization to strike,” he said.
The hope is that the authorization will spur talks to a successful conclusion.
