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Looming WOU Strike is Off

(Monmouth) - Newsradio 1190 KEX says the 220 staff members at WOU are getting what they have been asking for.

A strike set for Wednesday at Western Oregon University is off. Both sides sat at a bargaining table over the weekend with the mediator and hammered out a new deal.

Teachers Strike at Western Oregon Closer to Becoming a Reality

Talks break-off Friday after five hours; Governor plans to meet with both sides on Wednesday

(MONMOUTH) - Contract talks between Western Oregon administrators and faculty broke down on Friday, meaning the union set strike date of April 5th appears to soon become a reality.

WOU President John Minahan said the university has made every effort to bring the last bit of additional money it could find to this table. Apparently, it was not enough. The union is holding to its most recent verbal offer of 12 percent. We cannot increase our offer. Our final offer remains at 9.7 percent including full fringes and all benefits. Unfortunately, these talks appear to be closed. I regret this very much Minahan said.

OSU and WOU Receive $2.6 Million in FEMA Earthquake Safety Grants

Funding will be used to protect two buildings from catastrophic earthquake damage

(Corvallis, Oregon) - A $2.6 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will make two public campuses - Oregon State University and Western Oregon University - safer for students and community members.

Western Oregon Teachers Union Sets Strike Date

(MONMOUTH) - The Western Oregon University Federation of Teachers has unanimously voted to set a teachers strike date of April 5th.

The decision followed a lengthy and very serious discussion of the possible ramifications of such a dramatic and unprecedented action.

At Monday's mediation session, the union offered a significant compromise on salary but WOU management refused to move off of their final offer.

Western Oregon Student Numbers Rise

This year's numbers are already up 70 percent from 2003-04

(MONMOUTH) - The number of Western Oregon University`s admitted students for the 2006-07 school year has increased 13.2 percent since 2005,.

Wolves Bang Out 24 Hits in 16-7 Win Over `Lopes

Lepley hits two grand slams as Western Oregon tops Grand Canyon

(Phoenix, AZ) - Tom Lepley hit two grand slam home runs and Western Oregon rattled off 24 hits as the Wolves rolled to a 16-7 baseball win over Grand Canyon on Sunday afternoon at Brazell Stadium.

Wolves, `Lopes Split Baseball Doubleheader

8th inning rally gives hosts win in first game, WOU bats do damage in nightcap

(Phoenix,AZ) - Grand Canyon scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to rally for a 9-7 victory in game one, but Western Oregon rapped 13 hits in the second contest to roll to a 10-3 victory in baseball doubleheader action on Saturday afternoon at Brazell Stadium in Phoenix.

Western Oregon University Holding First Amendment Day Events

(Monmouth, Oregon) - To celebrate First Amendment Day, WOU Student Media is encouraging students, faculty, and area citizens to gather to protest and/or celebrate any topic in a demonstration of the First Amendment right to assemble peaceably.

Wolves Bash Five Home Runs in Win

Western Oregon tops Grand Canyon 10-4 in series opener

(Phoenix, AZ) - Western Oregon found desert air to its liking, at least in today`s opener of a four-game series with Grand Canyon University.

Women`s Basketball- Saints and Layton Top Wolves, 65-62

Big second half for SMU star leads Saints over WOU

(Monmouth, Oregon) - Saint Martin`s held off a late Western Oregon run, keeping the Wolves winless on the season during a 65-62 women`s basketball game at the Physical Education.