[Xmca-l] Re: Fwd: The Day Without Adjuncts at Northeastern

[mike cole]

Great idea, Ana.  Its a major problem eroding higher education.
mike

On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Ana Marjanovic-Shane <anamshane@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> As a former adjunct professor for many years, I am very sensitive when it
> comes to the faculty rights! There should be no double standards when it
> comes to the rights, working conditions, pay, benefits, and status of the
> faculty, anyway! Period.
>
> Please, help the Northeastern University adjunct faculty get a fair
> contract.
>
> Ana
>
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> Date: Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 8:29 PM
> Subject: The Day Without Adjuncts at Northeastern
> To: Ana Marjanovic-Shane <anamshane@gmail.com>
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> Dear Colleague,
>
> My name is Haley Malm. I am an adjunct lecturer at Northeastern University.
> And I'm going on strike next week.
>
> For 16 months, my colleagues and I have been bargaining with Northeastern
> for fair pay and better working conditions, only to be met with endless
> stall tactics, and other disrespect for our work.
> At Northeastern, that means treating adjuncts as marginal, disposable
> employees to help minimize instructional costs.
>
> *That's why January 19, one week from today, will be A Day Without Adjuncts
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> Students have stood by us for months, even taking dramatic action
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> to push the administration to act.
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> Now we need help from fellow faculty. Please send a message
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> to Northeastern President Joseph Aoun and Provost James Bean urging them to
> show real leadership and reach an agreement that respects the work of
> part-time faculty.
>
> *I'm asking you to send a message to the Northeastern administration,
> demanding that they reach a fair contract for adjunct faculty.*
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> *Why am I going on strike?*
>
>    -     In the College of Professional Studies, where I teach, some
>    adjunct faculty make as little as $2,259 per course. President Aoun
> makes
>    more than that in a day.
>    -     Rather than offer equitable health benefits to adjunct faculty who
>    work full-time, Northeastern unilaterally implemented separate, more
>    expensive coverage just for adjunct faculty, in violation of federal
> labor
>    law.
>    -     If Northeastern values me and my fellow adjunct faculty so little,
>    we should let them try and run things without us for a day.
>    -     Most importantly, our students deserve better. Our teaching
>    conditions are their learning conditions, after all -- and this
>    administration does not prioritize good working conditions for faculty.
>
> Northeastern is one of the largest universities in Massachusetts, with a
> billion-dollar operating budget and a millionaire president. It can easily
> afford the cents on the dollar a fair contract would cost. And if we win
> better working conditions here, it could influence working conditions at
> your school, as well.
>
> *Please take a moment to tell President Aoun and Provost Bean that it's
> time to treat adjunct faculty fairly.
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> In gratitude and solidarity,
>
> Haley Malm
> Adjunct Lecturer, Northeastern University
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