Gov. Chris Gregoire has chastised Western Washington University for giving “significant salary increases” to faculty during a poor economy while students faced tuition hikes of 16 percent.
“In the worst economic times in 80 years, I am surprised that Western has entered into a collective bargaining agreement that provides for a salary increase of 5.25 percent effective in 2012-13, a 4.25 percent salary increase each year during the 2013-15 biennium, a 10 percent increase for faculty and instructors who are promoted, and an additional 15 percent increase in stipends for department chairs,” Gregoire wrote in the letter that WWU President Bruce Shepard received on Monday, July 2.
The new three-year contract with United Faculty of Western Washington, which was approved by Western’s board of trustees, goes into effect Sept. 16.
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Hi,
I like money and sex. I enjoy this privilege at Western Washington University. The students are rich, don’t worry about them.
Ozan Sula
Associate Professor
Economics and MBA Program
Western Washington University