Oregon Tech Faculty Strike

 Earlier this week, faculty at Oregon Tech went on strike, the Oregonian has reported.

The strike was set off by stalled negotiations between the faculty union and school, with the final straw coming over the weekend when administration rejected the union's last proposal.

The school intends to use scab labor to keep classes in session despite the lack of faculty.

GlobalNews: Mount Alison strike ends as tentative agreement reached

A tentative agreement reached between the Mount Alison Faculty Association and Mount Alison University over the weekend has brought a strike by the schools faculty and librarians to an end, Global News has reported.

Details are being withheld until union members have a chance to agree to the contract later this week, but known points of contention centered around accommodation for faculty and librarians with disabilities, part time compensation, workload, and resources.

CBC: Mount Alison University classes suspended as teaching faculty, librarians strike

Negotiations between Mount Alison University in Sackville, NB and the schools faculty and librarians union broke down Sunday night, resulting in an indefinite strike launched Monday morning.

According to the CBC, despite negotiations late last week and into the weekend and a lot of ground being made on some issues, talks couldn't advance enough on issues such as academic resources, workload, job security, and part-time faculty compensation.

While the university says it offered its last best offer in good faith Sunday night, Mount Alison Faculty Association leadership viewed the proposed deal as a "take-it-or-leave-it" approach and that the university is not willing to actually negotiate on the terms in contention.

This is the second time in six years the MAFA has gone on strike, in 2014 a three week strike only ended after both sides agreed to binding arbitration. This time, negotiators have called in a provincially appointed moderator.

Columbian: Clark College faculty on strike

Classes at Clark College in Vancouver, WA were cancelled today as the 400+-member Association for Higher Education launched a strike following 15 months of negotiations that have failed to result in a contract. The Columbian reports that the major sticking point seems to center around wages for part-time faculty.

The union says that up until recently, the college's offers for part-timers have been far too little, one adjunct faculty reported making only $26,500/year with a full course load, while the most recent offer would roll out too slowly.

Standard: UNBC strike ends without deal

Pickets came down Friday evening as faculty and students prepared to return to classes Monday at the University of Northern British Columbia. The union representing faculty decided to suspend their strike action, according to the Terrace Standard, but not without filing a complaint of bad faith bargaining with the provincial Labor Relations Board. The filing came shortly after the province appointed a mediator to bring an end to the strike.

Though faculty said they would be willing to continue negotiations, the mediator called for adjournment. The adjournment combined with the coming end of the semester led faculty to pull down their pickets while they awaited the LRBs decision regarding the bad faith complaint.