Editor's note: This story was produced by student journalists for Oregon Tech's student newspaper, The Edge, but it was not published there.
After more than a year of contract negotiations, Oregon Tech’s administration and Oregon Tech’s faculty union have yet to agree on health benefits, workload and salary, or policies for evaluation, promotion and tenure.
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