Friday, May 23, 2014

Friday Fun: Classes Canceled at Northeastern

Haven't they already had graduation?

"Part-time faculty at Northeastern will form union, aiding wider push" by Matt Rocheleau | Globe Correspondent   May 15, 2014

Part-time faculty at Northeastern University have voted to form a union, supporters announced Thursday — the biggest victory yet for area adjunct professors demanding better pay, benefits, and working conditions.

I don't understand the need to form a union at those fine in$tituions that give out generous pay packages to administrators to keep top flight talent. 

WTF? This is Massachusetts! Or is it really Ma$$achu$etts!

The 961 Northeastern adjuncts became the third and largest group of part-time faculty locally to organize since the Service Employees International Union launched a national campaign in 2012. Part-time faculty at Tufts and Lesley universities previously voted to unionize.

The push has broad implications for the local universities, economic engines for the region that have come to depend on the low cost and flexibility of adjunct faculty as tenure-track positions become scarcer....

Never you mind those tuition increases! Just teach!

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Related: The Migrant Workers of College Campuses  

Word is they all headed down to City Hall.