Union leader calls cuts ‘Draconian’
The president of a national teacher union is pushing back on proposed academic cuts at West Virginia University. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, sent a letter to the WVU Board of Governors to call proposed cuts “draconian and catastrophic.” “The scope and nature of these cuts raise fundamental questions about WVU’s commitment to its students, its surrounding community and the state,” Weingarten wrote. West Virginia University officials responded by describing appreciation for the letter while countering some of its ...
