There is a national trend in which institutions of higher education deny their adjunct faculty quality wages and benefits. The calculation of credit hours results in pay almost equal to the minimum wage at most fast food and retail locations. With such inequalities, many adjuncts are left to wonder how to make ends meet.
At this moment, there is an online petition asking David Weil, Director of the Wage and Hour Division in the U.S. Department of Labor, to “open an investigation into the labor practices of our colleges and universities in the employment of contingent faculty.” Please read Dr. Seth Kahn’s guest blog on Academe titled Why you should sign a petition calling for the Department of Labor to investigate contingent faculty working conditions. Dr. Kahn is an English professor and APSCUF member at West Chester University.
You can add your name to this very important measure by clicking here.