for SSHE students--The issues that are most in play are those that directly affect students and your education. A strike, if authorized and carried out, would be a powierful statement that the SSHE administration has willfully and deliberately abandoned its principles, and has made changes that directly affect the QUALITY of education. It isn't just about faculty salaries. All statements that a stroke will hinder your education may be partially accurate but reflects a self-centered reality that negates benefit to the whole--esp. the climate and quality of education for all.

for faculty--get our ass in gear and get the information out to students and the public. It is obvious that there qare many misunderstandin gs based upon lack of adequate information.

I do understand that professors want what's best for us (students). And believe me, as a future teacher, I understand the importance of unions and rightful pay rates and benefits - but it just seems to me that there must be another way to show this need without going to strike. To me, a strike is the equivilence of a 'violent' response. I know that professors would do as much as they could to catch us up to where we should be, but for those of us graduating this fall or spring, we don't have time to be caught up! All I have to so is finish student teaching!!
Isn't there another option?!!

KR is correct. We (APSCUF faculty) have been attempting to compromise for well over 18 months. It's BECAUSE of students that we haven't thrown in the towel and walked. It's BECAUSE of students that we have worked so hard to be sure that everyone is being treated fairly. Salary is a very small part of it. And yes, this the Chancellor's work. Write a letter. Send an email. Let your voice be heard. Most of us live our whole lives for students - we should be paid fairly to do it. And if we do have a strike, trust that when it ends, we will do everything within our power to make up that lost time and teach you what you deserve to learn.

How dare the professors and even the PASSE be so selfless. The students have trusted them with their ability to attend these colleges and have an ongoing education that they control. How dare these professors take advantage of the students that put their own money towards the professor's income! If you did not want to work as a teacher when knowing potentially that salary reductions could occur, than you should have chosen a safer, more selfish profession.

This is a very corrupt event that is happening. This is truly showing the true characters of those involved. What should be done should be done for the greater good of ALL. If you want to practice these unfair actions, go move to another country that is disgraceful and unjust because you do not belong here with this attitude of working to ruin thousands and thousands of young, innocent lives.

I agree greatly with "BK." And I believe that this is not fair to have this BATTLE between the PASSHE and the professors take a huge toll on the innocent and hard-working students. We have not done one thing to DESERVE THIS. The professors have chosen this profession and other employees in different professions face hardships as well. It is not fair that they are taking out their difficulties with the PASSHE on us.

If they are willing to completely betray their own students and students that very much so outnumber them then that shows a lot about their character. They should not have chosen a "service" job where they are working to serve others for their life improvement.

All in all, the ability to have an education and have a bachelor's degree for example is an incredibly important aspect of a human life. Our entire futures are built around the ability to graduate college, and it is truly disgraceful that these powers are not allowing us to do so.