New York University was recently found to be in violation of its adjunct professor union contract. The union’s contract requires NYU to compensate adjunct professors who are not re-appointed for an upcoming academic year. If an adjunct professor has taught for more than three consecutive...
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After months of negotiations, PCC’s Faculty Association will take a vote within the week to approve a new contract for the 2008-2009 academic year that contains no retroactive changes. The.
Eight professors from the American College of the Building Arts have sued the school, its president and the head of its finance department, claiming the college owes them hundreds of.
Philip Patterson drove more than two hours to support the Union of Teaching Faculty of Central Michigan University. Patterson, an Ypsilanti senior from Eastern Michigan University, is heavily involved with Students for an Ethical and Participatory Education and the Adjunct Lecturers Organizing Committee. The two...
The Central Arizona College Governing Board was told Tuesday that the Joint Salary Committee had recommended a 2 percent increase in base salaries with no step increase for all employee.
In 20 years much has changed. Tuition escalated from $2,700 a year to $6,956, stamps increased from 25 cents to 43 and gasoline jumped from $1.19 a gallon to $2.66..
An adjunct teacher at Towson University is talking about being fired over his use of a word he said in the context of a classroom discussion. Adjunct Art Professor Allen Zaruba admitted he uses a racial slur in a class. "I used the N-word in...
Eastern Michigan University’s 450 part-time lecturers are one step closer to gaining union representation. Union organizers filed for an election Wednesday with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, the state agency.
In an unprecedented move, the faculty, staff and administration of Mendocino College have agreed to a 4 percent salary reduction beginning January 1. All regular employees, from classified workers to.
Eastern Michigan University’s 450 part-time lecturers are one step closer to gaining union representation. Union organizers filed for an election Wednesday with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, the state agency that handles union elections. If half of active adjuncts, plus one, votes "yes" in a...
