Cal State University has been in the news lately over an impending strike and contract negotiations. The story seems to mirror the circumstances at EMU in some ways, just further down the road in the process. They’ve been without a new contract since June of 2005. They also brought in a fact finder.
Travis portrayed the fact-finder’s proposals as “close enough” to the union’s previous demands and said the report could form the outlines of a pact. In complicated formulas, the report suggested salary raises totaling 24.87%, just short of the 25.2% the union sought. Additional merit and longevity raises would sweeten the plan.
However, they are still negotiating and have extended the contract for 10 more days. It’ll be interesting to see what comes of their situation.
