'Everyone's top priority should be the students and their families who are counting on an agreement to ensure Pennsylvania continues to deliver on its promise to provide a world-class college education. 'The shortsightedness on both sides is counter to my efforts,' Wolf said.

The governor said he had increased funding to the state system by more than $30 million in the past two years to offset cuts made under the previous administration. Governor Tom Wolf in a statement urged both sides to return to the bargaining table. The walkout, which involves full-time and part-time faculty, comes amid a protracted struggle by university graduate student workers across the United States to unionize and receive better pay. School system officials said they had offered a new proposal that included raises for permanent and temporary faculty and a healthcare package identical to what other state employees receive in order to avert a strike. The union said it proposed a wage package smaller than those given to other state employees and offered healthcare concessions in excess of $50 million, which the school system rejected. 'Until the State System negotiates a contract APSCUF believes is fair to students and to faculty, faculty members will be on strike.' 'We are headed to the picket lines,' the union said in a statement. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is now hiring a Temporary Instructor First Year Writing in West Chester, PA.

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