Wisconsin Standoff Leads Adjunct Union to Offer Deal

The push by Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin to end collective bargaining rights for public higher education has led one union to push for a quick contract. The adjunct union at Madison Area Technical College has been in a dispute with the institution over assigning courses -- a system that the adjuncts say favors full-time faculty members at their expense. The adjuncts are now offering to drop the issue (including a lawsuit over it) in return for quick ratification of a contract on which other issues have already been resolved, The Wisconsin State Journal reported.