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Luzerne County Community College faculty union plans to strike next week

Luzerne County Community College moved from downtown Wilkes-Barre to Nanticoke in 1974.
Sarah Hofius Hall
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WVIA News

Faculty at Luzerne County Community College plan to strike next week, unless the union receives a new contract.

The college's Association of Higher Education sent a strike notice to school leadership on Monday. The union plans to strike beginning Nov. 5, according to an announcement from the Pennsylvania State Education Association.

The union represents 113 employees and is a local affiliate of PSEA. Its members have worked under an expired contract since Aug. 31.

Efforts to obtain comment from college leadership were not immediately successful Monday night.

Check back for updates.

Sarah Hofius Hall has covered education in Northeast Pennsylvania for almost two decades. She visits the region's classrooms and reports on issues important to students, teachers, families and taxpayers. Her reporting ranges from covering controversial school closure plans and analyzing test scores to uncovering wasteful spending and highlighting the inspirational work done by the region's educators. Her work has been recognized by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Pennsylvania Women's Press Association.

You can email Sarah at sarahhall@wvia.org