Paychecks Come Late (Again) & PTers Launch Public Food Drive In Response

Food drives have become increasingly common in the aftermath of the Great Recession. But the drive launched at Kalamazoo Valley Community College January 11th is a little different: People are bringing in food and gift cards, not to help out strangers in need, but their coworkers. “The full-time faculty have been wonderful. They were the first ones to arrive with bags of food,” said Kelly O’Leary, co-president of the new Kalamazoo Valley Community College Federation of Teachers and part-time instructor of English and French. While the first payday of the year came Jan. 15 for full-time faculty and staff, part-time […]