Arbitrator Sides With University Of Akron In Layoff Of 100 Faculty

By Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog, October 25, 2020   
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Following up on my previous post, Budget ‘Bloodbath’ As University Of Akron Lays Off 23% Of Full-Time (Including Tenured) Faculty Due To COVID-19:  Cleveland.com, Arbitrator Sides With University of Akron in Layoff of Nearly 100 Union Faculty:

An arbitrator on Friday sided with the University of Akron administration in its decision to eliminate the positions of nearly 100 unionized faculty as part of the university’s cost-saving measures due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The ruling by arbitrator Jack Buettner – which you can read here – came Friday afternoon, and stated that UA was within its rights to lay off the faculty underthe “force majeure” clause in its contract with the Akron chapter of the American Association of University Professors. …

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