A labor group representing more than 300 Howard University faculty members has called off plans to strike after reaching a “tentative” deal with the university, union leaders said.
The union, which represents about 200 adjunct and 150 full-time, nontenure-track faculty members, expressed some optimism Tuesday afternoon, indicating that it had made progress with the university on settling some concerns around pay.Negotiations between the Howard Teaching Faculty union and the university have dragged on for years, according to union leaders who have accused Howard officials of “bad-faith bargaining.
Unionized faculty members threatened a three-day work stoppage last week if they could not reach a deal with campus administrators. Many on campus, including tenure-track and tenured faculty members who are not represented by the union, have voiced support for their colleagues.
to Howard administrators. “We lose excellent, experienced instructors every year because of low compensation and lack of job security, and we lose time and energy reviewing applications and interviewing candidates to replace them unnecessarily.”Students have showed support, as well. Dozens rallied in front of an administration building on campus last week to demand that officials reach an agreement with their professors.
Sean Pears, a lecturer in the English department, called the alleged action against students “huge distractions” and said that any “escalation in tone” during the peaceful protest could be attributed to the presence of campus police who stood at the entrance of the administration building.
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