The roughly 40 percent of lecturers and part-time lecturers not covered by the contract were in class as scheduled, university spokesman Ward Mullens said. Lecturers also are negotiating with the university for better pay and benefits. The early elementary education major said that despite having one of her three classes canceled, she still supports the strike. I hope they get what they're asking for. But I support the teachers.
Teaching's a hard job.
The contract, covering 687 tenured and tenure-track professors, expired Friday but was extended until midnight Monday, Arrington said. Talks with a state mediator broke off shortly after midnight, Arrington and Mullens said. The university has said it doesn't plan to replace tenured and tenure-track faculty members.