Unions

The managers of the 14 state universities, including Shippensburg and Millersville, have refused a request by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's faculty union to take their nearly two year contract dispute to binding arbitration.

On Thursday, 100 faculty members, represented by the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF), demonstrated at the quarterly Board of Governors' meeting of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) in Harrisburg.

Hundreds of University of Vermont employees have voted in favor of union representation but haven't given a clear majority to either union on the ballot.

Duquesne University adjunct instructors have won a vote to organize as a collective bargaining unit under the United Steelworkers.

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) officials and members of the faculty union representing the 14 state-run universities once again faced an impasse during negotiations last week, but are scheduled to meet again next month.

About 800 staff workers at the University of Vermont are slated to vote this week on whether to join a union.

A tentative faculty contract at Grand Rapids Community College is expected to be ratified before the end of the year, but two significant issues need clarification before that happens, the head of the college’s faculty association said.

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