University of Alaska, faculty clash over pay raises

Image:  The University of Alaska system Board of Regents has approved pay raises for faculty—but the faculty union says the move is premature, coming amid ongoing negotiations and federal mediation. System leaders argue that approving the raises last week was a necessary now-or-never move. They say negotiations toward a collective bargaining agreement had hit an impasse—even as they continued to engage in a federal mediation process to resolve outstanding issues—and rushed to submit a...