https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2018/nov/27/professors-are-selling-their-plasma-to-pay-bills-lets-hold-colleges-feet-to-the-fire Professors are selling their plasma to pay bills. Let’s hold colleges’ feet to the fire If you like your coffee fair trade, why not your children’s school ‘fair labor’? Here’s a simple but effective proposal A 2015 survey by Pacific Standard found that 62% of adjuncts made less than $20,000 a year. Illustration: Rosie […]
Adjunct Project Reveals Wide Range in Pay
The Chronical of Higher Education published a study “Adjunct Project Reveals Wide Range in Pay” Thanks to the Facebook page, Con Job: Stories of Adjunct and Contingent Faculty, I found out about it and am sharing it here: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Adjunct-Project-Shows-Wide/136439?fbclid=IwAR3ilezoGJYfAzuqgWGkhm2ucljTNV_KAWbv2GQAKwiB1g6n3JH9Vxew3nY
WEP / GPO and Senator Feinstein
I had written Senator Feinstein about WEP and specificlaly how hard it was on Adjuncts when are pensions are much smaller than our full time counterparts. This is her reply to me: U S Senator Dianne Feinstein responding to your message Nov 19 2018 Dear Ms. Allbee : Thank you for writing to me to […]
SDCCD Salary Schedule Increases for 2019
AFT Guild President Jim Mahler today sent out the announcement below regarding economic issues for next year along with the attached salary schedules. Of note is that Adjunct Faculty will receive 0.84% increases and Contract Faculty will receive 0.50% increases. That’s right, folks, 4/5’s of a percent for Adjuncts and 1/2 of a percent for Contract. […]
Have you lost classes due to low enrollment?
The impact of current low enrollments in colleges around the state has been devastating on many adjuncts as classes are either cancelled or taken away and given to other adjuncts or contract faculty. Please take a moment to take our short 3-question survey regarding any class cancellations you may have suffered this semester at: Cancelled […]
Take FACCC’s survey and speak up for Adjuncts
Your Voice is Needed; Participate in FACCC Membership Survey FACCC is preparing for a new legislative session with the purpose of increasing the faculty voice in the process. As such, we are soliciting member’s opinions and ideas for our legislative priorities for next year. Take a few moments to submit your feedback. Completion of the […]