Boston Adjuncts Divided On Whether To Unionize
The Service Employees International Union saw both a win and loss in the Boston-area this week. Adjunct faculty at Bentley University narrowly voted against joining a union within days of Lesley University’s part-time professors filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to try and form one. Lesley’s adjunct and part-time professors are looking to Tufts for inspiration. Faculty at the nearby university unionized in September, asking for cost of living increases, longer contracts and continued health coverage. Stella Johnson, a photography instructor at Lesley, shared in a release that adjuncts are “excited and encouraged” by Tufts’ outcome. “By strengthening the support for part-time faculty, we […]
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