Faculty union members have expressed concerns about an ongoing graduate student strike, safety issues, and the line-of-duty death of Temple University Police Sgt. Chris Fitzgerald.
According to the TAUP, the meeting will be held on March 17. All members of the collective bargaining unit will be able to vote on whether or not to authorize a no-confidence vote in the school's central administration.
The request for a no-confidence vote comes as graduate students strike over pay, violent crime in the area continues to rise, and following the line-of-duty death ofThousands turn out to honor slain Temple University Police Sgt. Chris Fitzgerald Thousands, including officers from across the United States, turned out to pay their respects to Temple University Police Sgt. Chris Fitzgerald, shot and killed in the line of duty.
More than 500 members gathered last Friday for an emergency meeting to discuss issues with the current administration. "In this meeting, our members expressed overwhelming concern over the administration’s actions, including their handling of the TUGSA strike, university finances, faculty and staff cuts, the office of ethics and research, and a failure to live up to Temple University’s long-standing mission of public education," the TAUP said in a press release.
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