News Coverage

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January 2019

“Wright State Faculty Union Strike amidst Federal Investigation and Ethics Issues.” [PDF]
Market Watch 19 Jan. 2019.
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/wright-state-faculty-union-aaup-strike-against-federal-investigations-of-administration-and-ethics-issues-2019-01-17

“Offers to Negotiate Union Contract at Wright State Lead Nowhere.” [PDF]
Max Filby. Dayton Daily News 18 Jan. 2018.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wright-state-strike-what-you-need-know-from-both-sides/GqEwACbxyZuADSDy0B747K/

“WSU Faculty Union Won’t Call Off Strike until Deal Is Reached, University Says It’s Not Possible.”
John Bush. Dayton Business Journal 18 Jan. 2019.
https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2019/01/18/wright-state-faculty-union-wont-call-off-strike.html

“Wright State Faculty Union Strike–What Students Should Know.” [PDF]
April Laissle and Jess Mador. WYSO 18 Jan. 2019.
https://www.wyso.org/post/wright-state-faculty-union-strike-what-students-should-know

“Wright State Offers to Start Negotiating New Contract; Union Declines.” [PDF]
WHIO 17 Jan. 2019.
https://www.whio.com/news/wright-state-administration-makes-offer-negotiate-new-contract-faculty-union-declines/cnpLfY5zB3bXIK4Cw7AghL/

“Wright State Faculty Union Starts Scheduling Picketers for Strike.” [PDF]
Max Filby. Dayton Daily News 16 Jan. 2019.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wright-state-faculty-union-starts-scheduling-picketers-for-strike/89pOb3N6RDqH2MmfbDZKdK/

“Wright State Officials Focused On Contingency Plans Ahead of Scheduled Strike.” [PDF]
April Laissle. WYSO 16 Jan. 2019.
https://www.wyso.org/post/wright-state-officials-focused-contingency-plans-ahead-scheduled-strike

“Wright State Faculty Members Organize Petition of No Confidence in Board of Trustees.” [PDF]
WKEF/WRGT: ABC22Now Dayton 16 Jan. 2019.
https://abc22now.com/news/local/wsu-faculty-members-organize-petition-for-vote-of-no-confidence-in-board-of-trustees
https://fox45now.com/news/local/wsu-faculty-members-organize-petition-for-vote-of-no-confidence-in-board-of-trustees

“Wright State: What We Know about a Possible Faculty Strike.” [PDF]
Dayton Daily News 15 Jan. 2019.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wright-state-what-know-about-possible-faculty-strike/WMuf5Sgqdj6z8SoOjmMqEP/

“Wright State Faculty Union Votes to Strike.” [PDF]
Kim Allen. WDTN Dayton 14 Jan. 2018.
https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/wright-state-faculty-union-members-vote-to-strike/1700991298

“Wright State Faculty Union, Administration in Strike Stalemate.” [PDF]
Max Filby and Richard Wilson. Dayton Daily News 14 Jan. 2019.
https://www-daytondailynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.daytondailynews.com/news/wsu-faculty-administration-locked-stalemate-strike-draws-closer/nQDLGSe2cGvpVNd8k6y5ZO/amp.html?usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR2YGEn6C6g1DS2StYrXlq4xot1T3tPkNt7l_3gS76N9WboXNus1NWQdvv0&amp_js_v=0.1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.daytondailynews.com%2Fnews%2Fwsu-faculty-administration-locked-stalemate-strike-draws-closer%2FnQDLGSe2cGvpVNd8k6y5ZO%2F

“Union Representing WSU Faculty Votes to Strike; Strike to Begin January 22.” [PDF]
Christina Schaefer and Rachel Aragon. WKEF Dayton: ABC22Now 14 Jan. 2019.
https://abc22now.com/news/local/union-representing-wsu-faculty-votes-to-strike-strike-to-begin-january-22

“Wright State Faculty Union Votes to Authorize Strike.” [PDF]
Dayton Daily News 14 Jan. 2018.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/union-representing-wright-state-faculty-members-votes-authorize-strike/x67dXGfJzykEZYEn0tuWEK/

“Wright State Faculty Union Sets Strike Date after Final Membership Vote.”
John Bush. Dayton Business Journal 14 Jan. 2019.
https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2019/01/14/wright-state-faculty-union-sets-strike-date-after.html

“Faculty Union Members Vote to Authorize Strike.” [PDF]
Sarah Cavender. Guardian [Wright State Student Newspaper] 14 Jan. 2019.
https://wsuguardian.com/2019/01/breaking-faculty-union-members-vote-to-authorize-strike/

“Wright State Faculty Union Files Complaint as Strike Date Nears.” [PDF]
Dayton Daily News 12 Jan. 2019.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wright-state-faculty-union-files-unfair-labor-practice-complaint/G2BZ1cmqpc7GVJlVZRY8NN/

“What Will Trigger Furloughs at Wright State? New ‘Cost Savings’ Policy Explained.” [PDF]
Max Filby. Dayton Daily News 10 Jan. 2019.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/what-will-trigger-furloughs-wright-state-new-cost-savings-policy-explained/ynWEXzLRSpKiu9ttSJ7BOK/

“Wright State May Have to Submit Strike Plan to Oversight Group.” [PDF]
Max Filby. Dayton Daily News 10 Jan. 2019.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/accreditation-agency-monitoring-possible-wsu-faculty-strike/DYIASkFfGxGLEa8sUotq5O/

“Wright State Students Prepare for Planned Faculty Strike.” [PDF]
April Laissle. WYSO Radio 10 Jan. 2019
http://radio.wosu.org/post/wright-state-students-prepare-planned-faculty-strike#stream/0

“Email Sparks Controversy as Wright State Faculty Considers Going on Strike.” [PDF]
WKEF Dayton: ABC22Now 10 Jan. 2019.
https://fox45now.com/news/local/email-sparks-controversy-as-wright-state-faculty-considers-going-on-strike

“WSU Faculty Moves Closer to Strike.” [PDF]
Carol Simmons. Yellow Springs News 10 Jan. 2019.

“Wright State Strike Could Cause Problems for Enrollment, Finances.” [PDF]
Max Filby. Dayton Daily News 09 Jan. 2019.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/faculty-strike-could-impact-wsu-enrollment-finances/tvP4sGKqNlY6C62CrhbFgI/

“Wright State classes to Start Next Week despite Possible Strike.”
Max Filby and Holly Shively. Dayton Daily News 08 Jan. 2019.
https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/wright-state-classes-start-next-week-despite-possible-strike/oOxFagmqt83dKqI1sOLvBI/

“Wright State Faculty Union to Strike: What You Need to Know Now.” [PDF]
Max Filby. Dayton Daily News 07 Jan. 2019.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wright-state-faculty-union-strike-what-you-need-know-now/OCSSn7FrHzZYgH5YoNKxQJ/

“WSU Faculty Union to File Strike Notice.” [PDF]
Tom Stankard and William Kincaid. Celina Daily Standard 07 Jan. 2019.
https://dailystandard.com/archive/2019-01-07/stories/36751/wsu-faculty-union-to-file-strike-notice

“WSU Faculty Union to File Ten-Day Strike Notice Monday.” [PDF]
Max Filby. Dayton Daily News 06 Jan. 2019.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wright-state-faculty-union-file-day-strike-notice-monday/2XbCOAjvWkFbV3thNS17jI/

“Wright State Faculty File to Strike.” [PDF]
Judith Retana. WDTN Dayton 06 Jan. 2019.
https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/breaking-wright-state-faculty-will-file-to-strike/1688157608

“Union Representing Wright State Faculty Will File to Strike.” [PDF]
WHIO Channel 7 Dayton 05 Jan. 2019.
https://www.whio.com/news/local/union-representing-wright-state-faculty-will-file-strike/vJKzQpNUzBa2x9jen6W7fO/

October 2018

“Hundreds of Faculty Protest at Board of Trustees Meeting.” [PDF]
Lucas Gonzalez. Guardian [Wright State Student Newspaper] 23 Oct. 2018.
https://wsuguardian.com/2018/10/hundreds-of-wright-state-faculty-protest-at-board-of-trustees-meeting/

“WSU Teachers Union Protest at University Board of Trustees Meeting.” [PDF]
Rhonda Moore. WKEF Dayton: ABC22Now 19 Oct. 2018.
https://abc22now.com/news/local/wright-state-teachers-union-protest-at-university-board-of-trustee-meeting

“WSU Faculty Protest Contract Negotiations during BOT Meeting.” [PDF]
Catherine Ross. WDTN News, Channel 2, Dayton 19 Oct. 2018.
https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/wsu-faculty-protest-contract-negotiations-during-board-of-trustees-meeting/1536001925

“Wright State Financial Chief Says School Will Avoid Fiscal Watch.” [PDF]
Max Filby Dayton Daily News 16 Oct. 2018.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/wsu-says-will-avoid-fiscal-watch-but-state-won-verify-status-until-2019/AgOOWlswGOh831xZuqOAQL/

August 2018

“Possible Strike ‘Not a Step That We Would Take Lightly,’ WSU Faculty Union Says.” [PDF]
Kristen Escow. WDTN News, Channel 2, Dayton 22 Aug. 2018. [Includes Video Segment.]

“Wright State Faculty Union Threatens to Strike in October.”
Max Filby Dayton Daily News 22 Aug. 2018.
WHIO News, Channel 7, Dayton. [Includes Video Segment.]

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