The lawsuits and progress towards a Unified Faculty Model have polarized full-timers and unions, forcing them to choose between continuing to exploit their part-time colleagues or working towards equal work for equal pay.
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The Power & Challenge of Union Democracy in a Time of Contingent Labor & Crisis
Register now for this Zoom event sponsored by Higher Education Labor United! March 16, 2025 02:00 PM Join HELU’s Contingency Task Force (CTF) on Sunday evening, March 16, 5-7pm ET, for a discussion about building internal union democracy as a way of unleashing worker power across higher ed. How can encouraging inclusive and participatory union […]
WEP/GPO update
The new law would come at a time when the Social Security Administration is operating with its lowest staffing level in more than 50 years, or since 1972, with a hiring freeze recently put in place
Friday, December 13th! Your lucky day to learn all about applying for and receiving the Unemployment Benefits!
A Zoom Webinar was held Friday, December 13, 2024, covering Unemployment for Part-time Faculty. Download the PowerPoint here. Another great resource is the Contingent World Unemployment Filing Guides.
Retirement and One-Tier Update
On May 17, Carlynne Albee reviewed retirement for adjuncts. We also discussed recent developments in the campaign towards a one-tier faculty, and the importance of local organizing here in San Diego to enable statewide change. We need to continue educating faculty, both full-timers and part-timers, and we keep up the pressure on our local union […]
“Exploited adjunct faculty at community colleges must learn from strike of UC workers” UT opinion by Abel Macias
I’m not sure how much longer I am willing to be exploited despite my commitment to students and higher education. Chicano history has taught me that the people will only put up with so much before they finally say “¡ya basta!/enough!” and demand better employment conditions. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2022-12-19/community-college-strike-uc-ccc