"...a movement catching on across American campuses where adjunct faculty members, the working poor of academia, are turning to collective action." Service Employees International Union
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/us/more-college-adjuncts-see-strength-in-union-numbers.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
"A version of this article appears in print on December 4, 2013, on page A18 of the New York edition with the headline: More College Adjuncts See Strength in Union Numbers."
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Affordable Care Act Results in Community College Decision to Cut Workers' Hours to Avoid Paying Health Care. Article published by Phoenix Business Journal. September 30, 2013
Affordable Care Act Results in Community College Decision to Cut Workers' Hours to Avoid Paying Health Care.
"Because the employer mandate was delayed a year, employers have until Dec. 31 to restructure the workforce without the fear of this new retaliation lawsuit.
This is something many employers already know, including the Maricopa Community Colleges, which announced earlier this year its plans to cut 1,300 workers’ hours to avoid $13 million in health care costs."
Affordable Care Act Provision Could Spur Retaliation Lawsuits Against Employers.
By Angela Gonzales. Phoenix Business Journal. Sept. 30, 2013.
A little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act could put employers in the middle of retaliation lawsuits if they restructure their workforce in 2014.
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/health-care-daily/2013/09/affordable-care-act-provision-could.html
State Legislation and Actions Challenging Certain Health Reforms.
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/state-laws-and-actions-challenging-ppaca.aspx
"Because the employer mandate was delayed a year, employers have until Dec. 31 to restructure the workforce without the fear of this new retaliation lawsuit.
This is something many employers already know, including the Maricopa Community Colleges, which announced earlier this year its plans to cut 1,300 workers’ hours to avoid $13 million in health care costs."
Affordable Care Act Provision Could Spur Retaliation Lawsuits Against Employers.
By Angela Gonzales. Phoenix Business Journal. Sept. 30, 2013.
A little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act could put employers in the middle of retaliation lawsuits if they restructure their workforce in 2014.
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/health-care-daily/2013/09/affordable-care-act-provision-could.html
State Legislation and Actions Challenging Certain Health Reforms.
By: Richard Cauchi, Program Director, NCSL Health Program
This article includes charts, graphs, etc. for visual presentation:
"In response to the federal health reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or just ACA)*, and separate state reform initiatives, some members of at least 47 state legislatures proposed legislation to limit, alter or oppose selected state or federal actions."http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/state-laws-and-actions-challenging-ppaca.aspx
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Requiem Article for Adjunct Faculty : Professor Margaret Mary Vojtko of Duquesne University September 19, 2013
University's cold hearted policy toward its adjunct faculty leaves professor out in the cold.
"Underpaid 83-Year-Old Professor Died Trying to Make Ends Meet by Working Night Shift at Eat an' Save." By Daniel Kovalik, Attorney and Adjunct Professor. September 18, 2013. Alternet.
Professor Vojtko was thrown out of her job, just at the old horse in Animal Farm was sent to the glue factory. This professor was professional until she died. The university bears the shame.
"She could no longer keep her electricity on in her home, which became uninhabitable during the winter. She therefore took to working at an Eat 'n Park at night and then trying to catch some sleep during the day at her office at Duquesne. When this was discovered by the university, the police were called in to eject her from her office. Still, despite her cancer and her poverty, she never missed a day of class.
http://www.alternet.org/economy/underpaid-83-year-old-professor-died-trying-make-ends-meet-working-night-shift-eat-save
UPDATE Forum Discussion on Higher Ed.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/19/newspaper-column-death-adjunct-prompts-debate#.UjsZUpQ_odA.email
"Keith Hoeller, an adjunct instructor of philosophy in the Seattle area and co-founder of the Washington Part-Time Faculty Association, said ... the story illustrates the "meanness" of a two-track faculty system, which is particularly vicious late in an adjunct's career. Instead of retiring with benefits and pension like tenured colleagues,... adjuncts end up with neither and, in all likelihood, little to no savings. In other words, in poverty."
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/19/newspaper-column-death-adjunct-prompts-debate#ixzz2fUxQte3e
Inside Higher Ed "
"Underpaid 83-Year-Old Professor Died Trying to Make Ends Meet by Working Night Shift at Eat an' Save." By Daniel Kovalik, Attorney and Adjunct Professor. September 18, 2013. Alternet.
Professor Vojtko was thrown out of her job, just at the old horse in Animal Farm was sent to the glue factory. This professor was professional until she died. The university bears the shame.
"She could no longer keep her electricity on in her home, which became uninhabitable during the winter. She therefore took to working at an Eat 'n Park at night and then trying to catch some sleep during the day at her office at Duquesne. When this was discovered by the university, the police were called in to eject her from her office. Still, despite her cancer and her poverty, she never missed a day of class.
http://www.alternet.org/economy/underpaid-83-year-old-professor-died-trying-make-ends-meet-working-night-shift-eat-save
UPDATE Forum Discussion on Higher Ed.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/19/newspaper-column-death-adjunct-prompts-debate#.UjsZUpQ_odA.email
"Keith Hoeller, an adjunct instructor of philosophy in the Seattle area and co-founder of the Washington Part-Time Faculty Association, said ... the story illustrates the "meanness" of a two-track faculty system, which is particularly vicious late in an adjunct's career. Instead of retiring with benefits and pension like tenured colleagues,... adjuncts end up with neither and, in all likelihood, little to no savings. In other words, in poverty."
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/19/newspaper-column-death-adjunct-prompts-debate#ixzz2fUxQte3e
Inside Higher Ed "
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Eastern Washington University News Story Cites Faculty Raises, with No Mention of Faculty Classified as Adjunct or Part Time September 13, 2013
EWU is broadcasting a new faculty contract:
"A novel faculty contract at Eastern Washington University focuses on bringing everyone up to the national salary averages in their fields.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021820596_facultycontractxml.html
At present, the AFA website is waiting for clarification to see if the new contract excludes faculty who are classified as "adjunct" or "part-time."
Friday, August 16, 2013
Overtime Limit Legislation "Ceiling or Incentive?" Article and Discussion
"Faculty groups in California are divided over legislation that would set a limit on how many overtime courses full-time faculty members can teach at community colleges. Adjuncts and full-timers are divided on whether a cap would help or hurt part-timers -- and students."
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/13/faculty-groups-california-disagree-whether-proposed-overload-law-would-limit#ixzz2cBrhERPQ
Inside Higher Ed
"Ceiling or Incentive?" By Coleen Flaherty. Inside Higher Ed. August 13, 2013
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/13/faculty-groups-california-disagree-whether-proposed-overload-law-would-limit#.UgpAUmz9vII.email
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Article "Adjunct Faculty of America, Unite!" by Kay Steiger of The Nation
Kay Steiger's July 15, 2013 article "Adjunct Faculty of America, Unite!" beats a familiar drum to scholars working for poverty wages at America's colleges and universities.
"A recent analysis conducted by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce found that the pay for adjunct faculty lagged far behind that of their tenured peers, averaging just $21,600 while tenure-track positions averaged $66,000 a year. "
Adjunct Faculty of America, Unite!
http://www.alternet.org/adjunct-faculty-america-unite
The article mentions the efforts to unionize on the East Coast. Here on the West Coast, specifically Washington State, "part-time" faculty are forced into the same unions, or non-union associations, with "full-time" faculty, who serve as de facto supervisors. The Washington State Public Employees Relations Commission has turned down every request for a separate bargaining unit.
"A recent analysis conducted by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce found that the pay for adjunct faculty lagged far behind that of their tenured peers, averaging just $21,600 while tenure-track positions averaged $66,000 a year. "
Adjunct Faculty of America, Unite!
http://www.alternet.org/adjunct-faculty-america-unite
The article mentions the efforts to unionize on the East Coast. Here on the West Coast, specifically Washington State, "part-time" faculty are forced into the same unions, or non-union associations, with "full-time" faculty, who serve as de facto supervisors. The Washington State Public Employees Relations Commission has turned down every request for a separate bargaining unit.
Friday, June 14, 2013
The Olympian Publishes Dr. Keith Hoeller's Editorial Against Washington State Plan to Replace State-Paid Health Insurance with Obamacare , Published June 13, 2013
The Olympian
June 13, 2013
June 13, 2013
Adjunct faculty would be hard hit by health care plan
Keith Hoeller
"...Senate Majority Coalition Caucus passed its budget (SB 5034)...abolishing a decades-old law that provides state-paid health insurance for state employees who work 50 percent or more. The bill would end state-paid health insurance for part-time state workers and force them to purchase health insurance in the new state exchanges. [Obamacare].Dr. Keith Hoeller, a professor of philosophy in Washington State, co-founded the Washington Part-Time Faculty Association. He has received numerous awards for his work.
Read more here: http://www.theolympian.com/2013/06/13/v-print/2582904/adjunct-faculty-would-be-hard.html#storylink=cpy
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