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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....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/catholic-university-plans-to-cut-full-time-faculty-by-9-percent/2018/04/30/f824d0c2-4c82-11e8-af46-b1d6dc0d9bfe_story.html?utm_term=.860c1365ecdd

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...

https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/reunion-1

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.

Adjunct says he was fired for insisting on rigor in his course

https://www.ncronline.org/news/justice/can-adjunct-unions-find-place-catholic-higher-ed

Can adjunct unions find a place in Catholic higher ed? As contingent faculty piece together uncertain careers, some of their organizing efforts have met with success, while other schools resist on religious liberty grounds.

This photo essay shows what it really means to be adjunct faculty Part-time faculty at Ithaca College want people to know why so many of them are fighting for higher wages.

Grad students across Washington, DC are starting to organize with SEIU Local 500 SEIU 500 CAL

Op-ed: A letter to our fellow graduate students As graduate students gain the right to unionize, many in AU’s graduate community urge others to join them in collective bargaining

Part-Time Faculty Union On a Roll in Washington-Baltimore Area http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/19421/part-time_faculty_union_on_a_roll_in_washington-baltimore_area

Faculty Protests Broad Cuts in Graduate and Undergraduate Programs at Notre Dame de Namur http://www.seiu1021.org/2016/08/25/faculty-protests-broad-cuts-in-graduate-and-undergraduate-programs-at-notre-dame-de-namur/

http://www.academicmatters.ca/print-issues/contract-faculty-an-international-challenge/

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2016/08/21/unions-catholic-workplaces-called-magisterium-word-deed/

Unions at Catholic workplaces called 'magisterium in word and deed' - Crux For unions the fertile ground lately is adjunct professors at Catholic colleges. When unions and Catholic institutions collaborate, one expert calls it a 'true magisterium in word and deed.'