Whitman College administration encouraged faculty and staff to vote ‘no’ in union election

Whitman College administration encouraged faculty and staff to vote ‘no’ in union election

Just as summer was coming into its full glory in rural Walla Walla, Washington, employees of Whitman College learned that their employer faced a $3 million budget shortfall, mainly due to declining enrollment, increasing scholarship money, and high inflation. Faculty and staff were told there would have to be cuts.But the real impact would follow when employees learned 10 of their colleagues had lost their jobs.Those left behind talked of formin…