Reductions in faculty headcount are recent. As in, pretty much only this past year. I’m talking about the last 10 or 20 years. Replacing tenured with ad juncts or instructors is not a headcount reduction.

There already is a two-tiered system. Ad juncts and instructors are treated and paid horribly. Stripping tenure but otherwise leaving positions unchanged is downright humane by comparison.

Tbh, faculty governance is pretty dead at most places.