WHAT ABOUT A STUDENT / FACULTY UNIVERSITY WIDE STRIKE ON MARCH 31?

We should have a “day after” response to the announcement!
Not literally the day after – I would suggest Friday March 31 as a day of absorption of the reality of what went down.

Why not a university wide – student – faculty – one day strike?

The AAUP has enough skin in the game.

If Westminster closes completely – an option recently suggested by Dell Omo – tremendous loss of faculty positions and support staff results.  That is a tremendous blow to Rider AAUP strength, resources and deleterious disruption to the lives of dozens of faculty members.

If it is announced that the campus is closing and the college is supposedly being moved to Lawrenceville, that will also result in tremendous staff reductions.  The consolidation will certainly be used by Dell Omo administration to eliminate departments, programs, facilities and services.  I do not even know if anyone has fully assessed the job hits that such a consolidation would result in.  (It would be wise to do that!)

Faculty is already reeling from the underhanded bad faith actions of the administration – sending communications to the faculty totally misrepresenting the sequence of events of the negotiations that have been occurring.  This action by administration is strongly suggestive of the potential for an attempt to break the AAUP by forcing a lock out in the fall.

Students of course have much to lose as well.  If the college is closed completely – of course – find somewhere to transfer to that will accept your credits and will accept you, that you can afford to relocate to and afford the costs.

If there is so-called consolidation – you might want to pursue that option as well because the Westminster you have come to know and love you will not find on the Lawrenceville campus.
There is nothing wrong with the Lawrenceville campus and the education for Rider students but it is not the same as what you have now in Princeton – and be clear that the consolidated Westminster Annex will be nothing of what you have now.

So maybe it is time for a DAY TO ABSORB THE VIOLATION TO THE STUDENT, FACULTY, STAFF AND COMMUNITY – a day of classes outside – classes about why it is necessary sometimes for musicians, students, faculty, staff workers – to fight – to rally – to march – to STRIKE!

While an argument can be made that it will be TOO LATE at this point - but if this is already in the works when the board meets - perhaps they will table a decision on the proposal.

`Now I accept the very real possibility that this might not happen but I am throwing it out there for all to consider.  And if you think it’s a good plan – lets do it.  If not – let’s hear your plan!
A whimper and a moan don’t cut it!

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