AFT

PSUFA Celebrates 30 Years–and teaches us some lessons…

In Portland, Oregon the Portland State University Faculty Association is 30 years old. I came across an article about the recent salary negotiations conducted by the union on behalf of the school's part-time faculty. Interestingly, the union only represents part-time faculty who teach .50 FTE...

Through the Looking Glass and into the National Labor College

I was reading about the National Labor College (oh, don't even ask me why), and I came upon this information on the AFT website: FACULTY: 10 full-time and 30 adjunct/part-time..

OPSEU is Smokin' in Ontario

Untitled Documentby P.D. Lesko Just like the lyric from the “West Side Story” song, it’s “alarming how charming” Smokey Thomas is. He has a strong Canadian accent, speaks rapidly and.

OPSEU is Smokin’ in Ontario

Untitled Documentby P.D. Lesko Just like the lyric from the “West Side Story” song, it’s “alarming how charming” Smokey Thomas is. He has a strong Canadian accent, speaks rapidly and with a folksy warmth. Thomas laughs easily, and doesn’t hesitate when he calls the democratic...

It’s the Working Conditions. Really.

If you haven't already heard of FACE, let me introduce you to it. It is an initiative by the American Federation of Teachers, and FACE stands for Faculty and College.

The Denial Twist

Listen to my blog entry here. By now, if you haven't already heard about it, you must be very busy with grading papers. The "it" to which I am referring.

Hiring Like You Mean It

Craig Smith over at the AFT published a blog entry recently that talked about making the process for hiring part-time faculty as rigorous as that used when conducting searches for tenure line faculty. Before you scream, hear me out. Right now, part-time faculty are perceived...

What's Up With Pace and NYSUT? WTF?!?

Call me naive, but I just don't understand how university officials can be such, well, jerks. I suppose it's my general faith in the goodness of humans that gets me.

Throwing Darts at Adjunct Activists

Untitled Documentby Keith Hoeller For nearly twenty years, I have devoted my life to achieving equality for adjunct faculty throughout the nation. I have published twenty opinion articles in newspapers.

Part-time Faculty Settle Pay Dispute

Portland State University’s part-time faculty union reached an agreement with the university Friday regarding professor pay, after nine months of salary negotiations and almost a month of mediation. According to a university statement, the part-time faculty union agreed on a tentative salary increase of five...

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