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Fordham, Adjunct Union Link Landmark Union Agreement to Catholic Social Teaching – The Catholic Labor Network Fordham, Adjunct Union Link Landmark Union Agreement to Catholic Social Teaching July 31, 2018/0 Comments/in Blog, Uncategorized /by Clayton SinyaiThis July, Fordham adjunct faculty and other non-tenure track instructors ratified a landmark first contract. SEIU Local 200, which represents about 800....

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Catholic University plans to cut full-time faculty by 9 percent Proposal raises fears among some professors at the university, which has close ties to the Vatican.

http://www.seiu.org/blog/2017/11/the-future-of-humanity-fundamentally-lies-in-the-hands-of-the-people-and-in-their-ability-to-organize

"The future of humanity… fundamentally lies in the hands of the people and in their ability to organize." Pope Francis has repeatedly spoken out against corporate greed, and singles out unions as the solution to protecting vulnerable workers.

http://catholiclabor.org/2018/01/us-bishops-no-to-janus-no-to-right-to-work/

US Bishops: No to Janus, No to “Right-to-Work” – The Catholic Labor Network US Bishops: No to Janus, No to “Right-to-Work” January 30, 2018/0 Comments/in Blog, Featured-One-Main, Uncategorized /by Clayton SinyaiIn the labor movement, all eyes are on the Supreme Court and Janus v. AFSCME, where a member of the union is arguing that paying “agency fees” to pay for its...

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Reunion! | Commonweal Magazine

Universities’ Reliance on Contingent Faculty Endangers Free Speech on Campus - Guernica When universities rely heavily on contingent labor, they do more than reduce their own bottom lines.

http://catholiclabor.org/2017/08/2594/

St. Louis University, two NYC Catholic high schools join list of Catholic institutions with union employees – The Catholic Labor Network St. Louis University, two NYC Catholic high schools join list of Catholic institutions with union employees August 30, 2017/0 Comments/in Blog, Featured-One-Main /by Clayton SinyaiCatholic institutions, such as hospitals, schools and social service providers, employ approximately 1 million American…

Pope Francis spoke of the "prophetic" role unions must play in fighting injustice

http://catholiclabor.org/2017/06/pope-francis-addresses-italys-afl-cio/

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More Than Half of College Faculty Are Adjuncts: Should You Care? by Dan Edmonds Nearly three-quarters of American professors are contingent faculty. That's a problem for students. As a grad student instructor, I usually spent weeks designing courses about subjects I was passionate about. One semester, however, I was asked — with just a single day’s notice — to te...

Join Senator Cardin for “Don’t Make Us Sick Again” Community Forum Millions of Americans rely on the coverage that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees. From lifting pre-existing condition restrictions to removing coverage caps or limits to preventative health care, the ACA has had a dramatic and positive impact on the lives of countless citizens. The Republica...

Study looks at impact of adjunct hiring on college spending patterns Study suggests the funds institutions gain aren’t going to instruction.