Western New Mexico University Settles Dispute over Who May Be in New Faculty Union

Western New Mexico University settles dispute over who may be in new faculty union

A nascent faculty union at Western New Mexico University overcame a procedural hurdle in seeking recognition of its collective bargaining unit after settling objections by the administration over the unit’s composition last week.

Interim Western New Mexico University president welcomes new faculty union as fall semester begins

Western New Mexico University’s main campus in Silver City. (Courtesy of Western New Mexico University) A burgeoning faculty union at Western New Mexico University announced Wednesday that it took a “major step forward” this week after administration officials acquiesced on three sticking points that had stood in the way of a settlement agreement. One of those sticking points was whether the embattled former president Joseph Shepard would be inc…