To: Wellesley College Community
From: Courtney Coile, Provost and Lia Gelin Poorvu ’56 Dean of the College, and Carolyn Slaboden, Chief Human Resources Officer
Re: WOAW-UAW agrees to end strike while continuing negotiations toward a final contract
Date: April 24, 2025
We are very pleased to share that the WOAW-UAW, the union representing Wellesley’s non-tenure track (NTT) faculty, has agreed to end its strike. NTT faculty will return to classes starting tomorrow, April 25.
We are grateful to the WOAW-UAW’s bargaining team and members for coming to this decision. While the strike is ending, the critical work of negotiating a final contract that recognizes the significant contributions of our NTT faculty is continuing. Our next bargaining session is April 28.
We look forward to welcoming our valued colleagues back to the classroom and to celebrating upcoming milestones such as the last day of classes, commencement, and reunion, together as a community.