Excerpt from the Springfield News-Sun
State legislators from the Dayton area are putting pressure on Wright State University’s administration and faculty union to reach a deal to end an ongoing strike at the school.
Lawmakers have called for a resolution to be reached that would end a now four-day faculty union strike at Wright State. Members of the Wright State chapter of the American Association of University Professors have been picketing outside campus entrances on Colonel Glenn Highway since Tuesday.
“We are concerned about the students who have paid their tuition as they work toward achieving their degrees on time. The legislature is watching closely and encourages good faith negotiations toward an agreement for the good of the students, faculty and campus community.”
State senators Bob Hackett, R-London, Steve Huffman R-Tipp City, and Peggy Lehner, R-Kettering along with state representatives Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, Jim Butler, R-Oakwood, Susan Manchester, R- Waynesfield, Rick Perales, R-Beavercreek and Phil Plummer, R-Dayton, all signed onto the joint statement released this morning.
Both Gov. Mike DeWine’s office and the Ohio Department of Higher Education have said they are monitoring the labor dispute at Wright State.
The WSU administration has said the strike should not affect graduation this spring.
At 2 p.m. today, Wright State president Cheryl Schrader and the administration’s negotiating team will update the school’s board of trustees on where things stand with the strike. It’s unclear whether a deal could come out of today’s meeting.
