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Clark College faculty vote to authorize a strike

December 10, 2019 / Heather Nahmias

Clark County Today

by Chris Brown

December 7, 2019

 

No work stoppage will occur until after Winter break

VANCOUVER — The ongoing wage dispute engulfing the Clark College campus took another step on Saturday as faculty represented by the Association for Higher Education (AHE) voted unanimously to authorize their union representatives to go on strike if a deal with the community college can’t be reached soon.

“We need a fair contract with compensation that’s competitive with K-12 and other community colleges — compensation that will attract and retain the best faculty in our region for our students,” said Suzanne Southerland, union president, following the vote. “As a union, we’re all in this together, and that’s what’s going to lead to our winning a fair contract.”

 

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