by Jennifer Berkshire

THANKS TO A successful organizing campaign, nearly 600 continuing education instructors at the University of Massachusetts Boston chapter now have union representation. While many adjunct faculty members at UMass Boston were already part of the faculty union there, instructors in the school's continuing education division were excluded, earning less money and no benefits for teaching similar classes.

The Adjunct Advocate recently caught up with some of the organizers of the campaign and asked them about the successful drive--and what it's likely to mean for working and teaching conditions at UMass. We spoke with Jonathan Millman and Larry Kaye, both of whom teach courses in the continuing education division. We also talked to James Shaw, president of UAW Local 2322 at UMass Amherst, where a drive to gain union representation for graduate students who teach continuing education courses is currently underway.

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