Stand up tomorrow for adjuncts in MA community colleges
12/20/17
Dear Colleagues:
Happy holidays! Before you go on a well-deserved break, please consider breaking from your grading to support adjunct faculty tomorrow.
►Stand out with adjunct faculty in community colleges tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 21 at noon at Roxbury Community College (1234 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury Crossing, MA; Building 3, Room 422) These adjunct faculty are poorly paid, have dreadful working conditions, and have been offered a zero percent pay raise this year and a 1 percent raise next year (we are being offered 1% this year and 2% next year) with no improvement in work conditions. Wear red if you can. See attached for further information.
- Can’t make it? Call or email the community college presidents with the suggested text (and contact information) here.
►The Boston Globe continues its wonderful coverage of the budget cuts at UMB-- https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/12/06/why-does-one-care-about-umass-boston/H6a43YXE6YRp5xD7itlK4N/story.html
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For FSU members in good standing:
►The Massachusetts Teachers Association, of which you are member, is offering workshops on bargaining, grievance handing, political action, communication, and more on Saturday, January 6 in Framingham. See here for a full list of workshops and more information. Let us know if you decide to attend. ►Retirement Counseling is available to FSU members: see here for more information
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Marlene Kim
FSU President
Professor, Economics
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