Nearly 200 University of San Diego faculty members will strike Wednesday to protest mass course cancellations and what they say is union busting by USD.
The union faculty members from USD’s College of Arts and Sciences said in a statement that the university cut courses in the current spring semester without bargaining over the effects.
Soroya Rowley, a USD theatre lecturer, said the cuts felt like “a slap in the face.”
The union faculty members with Service Employees International Union Local 721 filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board in April in response to the cuts.
The strike comes amid concerns that the university is considering mass course cuts in arts and sciences for the upcoming fall semester.
Around 25% of non-tenure track faculty members who taught in fall 2024 are not currently listed for classes in fall 2025, according to a union review of the university course schedule.
“We see it as punishing us for forming a union last year,” Rowley said.
College of Arts and Sciences Dean Noelle Norton released a statement about the planned strike saying these are “difficult times” for higher education.
“Given the importance of ensuring that students are able to complete their courses, we hope that faculty, including those represented by the Union, will continue teaching their students,” Norton said.
Participating faculty are encouraged to withhold from holding or joining classes, offices hours, or meetings, as well as sending emails, grading, or preparing for courses.
The strike will begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the campus entrance at Linda Vista Road and Alcala Park Way and will last until 9 p.m. Thursday.
The strike will be followed by a rally at noon with colleagues, students, alumni, and community supporters who will march to the President’s Office.
Norton said campus will remain open and class instruction will continue for faculty who are not striking.
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