After negotiations stalled in July, the Central Michigan Faculty Association voted last night to allow its bargaining team to decide what action the union will take next.
Laura Frey is the president of the union. She said the contract currently offered by the administration would significantly reduce pay and benefits and thus, the quality of the teachers.
She said ultimately students will suffer the most.
"To me the administration has shown to me how little they care about faculty and how little they care about students. I have been stating in interviews since July 14th when the third mediation session ended that our FA bargaining team wants to come back to the table."
A university spokesman is calling last night's vote a "positive development". He said it's the first time since mid July the faculty bargaining team as formally requested that negotiations resume between the two sides.
He said the two sides could meet again this week, perhaps as early as today.
Laura Frey is the president of the union. She said the contract currently offered by the administration would significantly reduce pay and benefits and thus, the quality of the teachers.
She said ultimately students will suffer the most.
"To me the administration has shown to me how little they care about faculty and how little they care about students. I have been stating in interviews since July 14th when the third mediation session ended that our FA bargaining team wants to come back to the table."
A university spokesman is calling last night's vote a "positive development". He said it's the first time since mid July the faculty bargaining team as formally requested that negotiations resume between the two sides.
He said the two sides could meet again this week, perhaps as early as today.
