I would like to congratulate Dr. Eileen Ely and the Green River Community College administration on their recent victory.

Through sustained and determined effort, and sparing no expense, the administration has been able to exploit a loophole to not pay faculty what the faculty contracts stipulate. But don’t worry, the raises for those in administration are safe.

So call out a hearty “well done!” the next time you pass the Administration Building on the GRCC campus, though they may not be able to hear you over the sound of popping champagne corks.

Sure, as a faculty member, I may feel slighted, but I have been assured that maybe I will, perhaps, be paid something someday, if they feel like it. Though my enthusiasm for staying at GRCC is dampened, I know – and I am sure the administration knows – that most faculty are reluctant to leave, if for no other reason than that we would lose what little job security we retain.

I guess I’ll have to pin my hopes on getting an email from administration around Christmastime, telling me how valued I am. That will give me warm cuddlies in my tummy.

– Tim McDaniel