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SIUE union urges trustees not to reappoint chancellor, cites spending and retaliation concerns
Summary
AFSCME Local 2887 told the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees that Chancellor James T. Minor has engaged in wasteful spending, unsafe changes to campus facilities and retaliation against employees and urged trustees not to rehire him.
Amy Bodenstead, representing AFSCME Local 2887 Council 31, told the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees during public comment that Chancellor James T. Minor should not be reappointed.
Bodenstead said the chancellor “has consistently ignored the expertise and input of SIUE employees” and accused him of decisions that waste university funds and harm morale. “He has demonstrated no real interest in our students, their welfare, or the long term health of this university,” Bodenstead said.
The union speaker cited several specific complaints: a branding effort based on what she described as a survey of about 100 students that led to repainting a water tower and replacing signage;…
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