24 Jan University of Illinois at Chicago United Faculty Stands with Wright State Faculty
Dear colleagues at Wright State University,
The faculty union at UIC is in full and steadfast support of striking faculty and students at Wright State University. You are on the right side of justice in this struggle, fighting for the soul of higher education.
Your courage to withhold your labor, which we know is hard to do, is really the only thing you can do in order to protect and improve your working conditions – your students’ learning conditions – when the administration stops negotiating with you. We all know that your strike, as opposed to their reaction to it, is truly right for students and Wright State University. And, no matter what they say, the university administration and trustees are responsible for the shutdown and for ending the strike.
Stand Strong!
Solidarity forever!
You will win this!
Janet Smith, PresidentUIC United Faculty, Local #6456 AAUP, AFT-IFT, AFL-CIO#Fighting4Wright