Faculty Strike Ends at Eastern Michigan U. as Both Sides Agree to Hire ‘Fact Finder’

by E Wayne Ross on September 15, 2006

The Chronicle News Blog: Faculty Strike Ends at Eastern Michigan U. as Both Sides Agree to Hire ‘Fact Finder’

Full-time professors at Eastern Michigan University ended a strike on Wednesday after an overnight bargaining session with university administrators. The session did not resolve the dispute but did result in an agreement to hire an impartial outside “fact finder” to conduct hearings and recommend a compromise, mainly on salary and health-care issues.