At the end of 2022, administrators at Eastern Kentucky University sent down word of a “soft” hiring freeze.
This freeze is just one more item on a list of unfair decisions made by university administrators without input from the employees they impact.
The unjust and unethical status quo doesn’t work. It leads to rapid burnout of workers and a lack of adequate services for students.
Workers at EKU decided to start organizing in the fall of 2021. The work started slow, with little more than a dozen members releasing our first petition for fair cost of living adjustments, full staffing of departments and increased stipends for graduate students. Now, we have nearly 100 members with representation from all job classes across campus.
Join us now in standing up to say enough is enough. Please sign the petition demanding President McFaddin and EKU administrators treat their workers with the respect they deserve!