adjunct faculty unions

Questions About Whether New UC Contracts Actually Help Part-Time Faculty Union Members

by Seth Sandronski The longest walkout in the history of U.S. higher education is over, but a critical question remains: Will the new contracts do enough to improve the living and working conditions that drove the academic workers to launch the 40-day strike? On Dec....

New Study Reveals AFT, NEA and AAUP Organizing Primarily FT Faculty Not PTers

by P.D. Lesko A new study published in the Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy presents evidence that suggests the nation's higher education unions have been focusing the bulk of their respective.

SEIU Wins Vote of Loyola’s 326 Adjunct Faculty—College Officials “Disappointed”

by Linze Rice Adjunct professors at Loyola University "overwhelmingly" voted in favor to unionize Wednesday at a meeting with the National Labor Relations Board. Of 326 faculty members eligible to.

University of La Verne Adjuncts’ NLRB Complaints Dismissed for Lack of Merit

by Imani Tate A union’s failed attempt to organize University of La Verne adjunct professors has prompted increased dialogue and let university officials resume projects that had to be halted when the union began its organizing efforts on the main campus last fall. On Aug. 1,...

Part-Timers At Duquesne Unionize With the United Steelworkers

Six other universities in the greater Pittsburgh area have contacted the United Steelworkers to help them form unions for their adjunct instructors in the past several months, according to USW representative Jeff Cech..