Heartland Plans Appeal of Arbitration Decision

Heartland Community College will appeal the decision of an arbitrator who said the college violated rules protecting union activity when it failed to give a part-time teacher a full-time job. “We don’t find this a good decision,” said Heartland President Jon Astroth, later adding, “I think we’ll contest the decision.” He declined to comment further, saying the board discussed the matter in closed session. The grievance filed by adjunct art instructor Jane Camp claimed she was unfairly overlooked for a tenure-track position in fall 2005 because of public comments she made in 2000. That was when her adjunct-faculty union, Heartland […]