by Brooke Pielli

Bill 5802 should have been on the fast track to passage and signing.

Fifteen state senators and the American Federation of Teachers sponsored it. According to Keith Hoeller, Washington’s 7,900 part-time faculty would certainly have benefited. Hoeller, is the co-founder of the Washington State Part-Time Faculty Association, and a member of the American Association of University Professors. He was the recipient of the 2002 Thomas S. Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties. He was also awarded the Georgina Smith Award for recognition as a person who has provided exceptional leadership in advancing academic collective bargaining and thus improving the profession in general.

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