» RELATED: Wright State strike: What students need to know now
“We are concerned about the students who have paid their tuition as they work toward achieving their degrees on time. The legislature is watching closely and encourages good faith negotiations toward an agreement for the good of the students, faculty and campus community.”
State senators Bob Hackett, R-London, Steve Huffman R-Tipp City, and Peggy Lehner, R-Kettering along with state representatives Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, Jim Butler, R-Oakwood, Susan Manchester, R- Waynesfield, Rick Perales, R-Beavercreek and Phil Plummer, R-Dayton, allall signed onto the joint statement released this morning.
Both Gov. Mike DeWine’s office and the Ohio Department of Higher Education have said they are monitoring the labor dispute at Wright State.
The WSU administration has said the strike should not affect graduation this spring.
» RELATED: WSU president tells students to go to class while union is on strike
At 2 p.m. today, Wright State president Cheryl Schrader and the administration’s negotiating team will update the school’s board of trustees on where things stand with the strike. It’s unclear weather a deal could come out of today’s meeting.
Yesterday, the administration filed an additional unfair labor practice complaint with the State Employment Relations Board. The complaint asks the state to end the strike by declaring it unauthorized because faculty workload is prohibited as a topic in contract negotiations, according to the complaint.
Today was originally the deadline for students to withdraw from WSU and still receive a full refund. Although the administration had said it would not alter the deadline, the school announced last night it would be pushed back one week to Feb. 1.
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