Cries of union busting at a Florida college
Cries of Union Busting at a Florida College Professor says he was trying to raise his colleagues’ pay and lost his job in the process. By David Walton Lake-Sumter State College in Florida opposed the unionization of its full-time faculty. Then it refused to meet with the new union virtually for contract negotiations during the pandemic. This summer, the college sent two members of the faculty bargaining team packing on the same day. One of those professors served the college on an annual contract only, meaning it didn’t have to explain itself or allow for an appeal. But the other profess...