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Fordham Adjuncts Sign First Three-Year Union Contract That Hikes Wages 67-90 Percent
A new contract signed by Fordham University adjunct professors signed in mid-July will increase their wages by 67 to 90 percent over the next three years, which could make the difference for many between being able to pay rent and eviction.…
Supreme Court Overturns 40-year-old Precedent: Adjuncts No Longer Required to Pay Agency Fees to…
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday in Janus v. AFSCME that nonunion workers cannot be forced to pay fees to public sector unions.
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Arizona Community College Underpays Hundreds of Adjuncts After Payroll System Upgrade
Paycheck errors began in February when the college district launched a major upgrade to its human-resources technology system.
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University of Michigan Lecturers Set Strike for April 9th and 10th
Lecturers want 80 percent pay hikes for their 1,700 members who teach on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses.
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In Connecticut Community College Merger Plan, Hundreds of Adjuncts Could Lose Jobs
A bold and controversial plan to merge all 12 Connecticut community colleges into one would shrink the system by 217 positions (mostly adjunct faculty) and $23.3 million by 2022, officials say.
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Sessional Faculty at York U in Toronto Hit the Picket Lines Over Job Security
The university and the bargaining team for CUPE 3903 say their positions on a number of issues are too far apart to reach an agreement at this time.
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At Duquesne U. Admins Take Adjunct Union Fight to Federal Appeals Court
Now, six years after the adjunct faculty voted to affiliate with the United Steelworkers, Duquesne University announced it will take its opposition to an adjunct faculty union on its campus to federal appeals court, calling a brand-new…
Eastern Michigan U Lecturers Union: College Deficit Driven by "Bad Management"
by Roger KersonEMU-AAUP represents more than 680 faculty members at Eastern Michigan University. EMUFT represents more than 100 full-time EMU lecturers and library staff, and over 600 part-time EMU lecturers. With Eastern Michigan…
Ontario PT/FT Faculty Reach Agreement—Pay Hiked and Academic Freedom Guarantees
by Sarah Armoogam On December 20, one month after the Ontario government ended last fall’s college faculty strike with back-to-work legislation, the two sides have completed a binding arbitration agreement mandated in the legislation to…
In Alleged Breach of Policy, University of Montana Sends Notice of Non-Renewal to 40 Lecturers
by Keila Paller The University of Montana has sent letters notifying an estimated 40 lecturers that their contracts will end on Dec. 31, 2017. In the letter, Provost Beverly Edmond said individuals who do not have tenure “have no…
