Overview
- The walkout began at 12:01 a.m. Monday with picket lines at multiple locations, including HACC’s Harrisburg campus.
- A marathon session on Oct. 28 yielded only limited agreement on non-economic items, and the union offered more bargaining dates, including Nov. 5.
- Faculty say they have received no raises for three years while other staff got at least 3% annually, and they seek retroactive pay, with one report estimating the freeze saved HACC about $2.7 million.
- Union leaders accuse President John “Ski” Sygielski and the board of union-busting and oppose management-rights and retrenchment provisions affecting curriculum, class sizes, and scheduling.
- The college said it will email students about any canceled classes, and the Pennsylvania State Education Association publicly expressed solidarity with the faculty union.