Adjunct Faculty Union At URI Files Complaint Over Wages

Part-time faculty members at the University of Rhode Island claim the state’s flagship institution is violating state law. The URI adjunct faculty union said the school refused a judge’s orders to increase their wages. The group issued a complaint Friday with the state Attorney General.

Robin McGill, a spokeswoman for The Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education, said the complaint is unnecessary because the two sides remain in negotiations.

“There would be no reason for them to file something with the A.G. about a matter that is ongoing in another legal avenue,” said McGill.

On Wednesday, union representatives tried to attend a council meeting to discuss the negotiations, but no one from the council showed up. McGill said no meeting was scheduled.

McGill said the council hopes to reach an agreement with the faculty over the summer.

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