300 Silliman University teachers go on strike

Siliman University in Dumaguete City.
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DUMAGUETE CITY — Close to 300 faculty members of Silliman University here went on strike starting Wednesday following the collapse of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations for school years 2016 to 2019.

The administration, however, assured the parents that classes and SU services would continue during the strike of the SU Faculty Association (Sufa).
Sufa accounts for 294 faculty members in all levels who have no administrative positions.

The administration urged the faculty union to respect adaptive measures they had put in place “to ensure the continued administration of learning opportunities to its students.”

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