Resolution on Increasing Adjunct Salary
Passed by SUNY New Paltz Faculty, March 12, 2004
Whereas "part-time," adjunct instructors constitute fully one-half of the entire teaching staff at SUNY New Paltz;
And whereas the contributions of adjunct faculty members support the entire educational enterprise of this institution and are essential to its academic excellence;
And whereas our adjunct faculty possess an impressive combination of academic credentials, pedagogical expertise and practical experience;And whereas adjunct instructors are required to devote a generous amount of their time, energy and commitment to effectively fulfill their teaching roles here;
And whereas the salary for adjunct faculty at SUNY New Paltz has not increased in many years;
And whereas other comprehensive SUNY colleges, in areas where the cost of living is much lower, in fact have higher rates of adjunct compensation than SUNY New Paltz;
And whereas egregiously low pay for adjunct faculty causes extreme hardship to them and adversely affects our students;
And whereas our current sub-poverty level of pay undermines the institution's claim that it values and supports the highest possible standards of education;
And whereas the Budget, Goals and Plans Committee and the Department of Secondary Education have passed resolutions calling for a substantial increase in adjunct compensation;
And whereas the departments of English, Educational Studies, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Political Science & International Relations and Sociology, as well as our UUP chapter, have all passed resolutions calling for adjuncts to be paid at least $3,000 per three-credit course;
Therefore be it resolved:
That the SUNY New Paltz Faculty and Professional Staff strongly urge our administration to increase the salary for adjunct instructors to a minimum of $1,000 per credit taught, beginning in the Fall 2004 semester.
Passed by SUNY New Paltz Faculty, March 12, 2004
Whereas "part-time," adjunct instructors constitute fully one-half of the entire teaching staff at SUNY New Paltz;
And whereas the contributions of adjunct faculty members support the entire educational enterprise of this institution and are essential to its academic excellence;
And whereas our adjunct faculty possess an impressive combination of academic credentials, pedagogical expertise and practical experience;And whereas adjunct instructors are required to devote a generous amount of their time, energy and commitment to effectively fulfill their teaching roles here;
And whereas the salary for adjunct faculty at SUNY New Paltz has not increased in many years;
And whereas other comprehensive SUNY colleges, in areas where the cost of living is much lower, in fact have higher rates of adjunct compensation than SUNY New Paltz;
And whereas egregiously low pay for adjunct faculty causes extreme hardship to them and adversely affects our students;
And whereas our current sub-poverty level of pay undermines the institution's claim that it values and supports the highest possible standards of education;
And whereas the Budget, Goals and Plans Committee and the Department of Secondary Education have passed resolutions calling for a substantial increase in adjunct compensation;
And whereas the departments of English, Educational Studies, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Political Science & International Relations and Sociology, as well as our UUP chapter, have all passed resolutions calling for adjuncts to be paid at least $3,000 per three-credit course;
Therefore be it resolved:
That the SUNY New Paltz Faculty and Professional Staff strongly urge our administration to increase the salary for adjunct instructors to a minimum of $1,000 per credit taught, beginning in the Fall 2004 semester.
UUP sets sights on part-timers' needs
A group of more than two dozen chapter presidents, UUP officers, UUP/NYSUT labor relations specialists and part-time UUP members came together in June to develop strategies on the best way to improve the working life of the state university's most exploited workers—part-timers.
"We're calling this the 'Year of the Part-timer' because we're putting our energy and resources into getting SUNY to improve the pay of our part-time colleagues, who have been exploited by the University for far too long," UUP President William Scheuerman said.
And when the union sets its sights on something, it is—more often than not—successful in achieving it, he added. Case in point: UUP has negotiated for its part-time members one of the best benefits packages in the nation, including full-year health benefits and contractual salary increases for eligible employees.
UUP now has better pay in the crosshairs, Scheuerman said: "It's all about the money. The state has it and we want it."
Some significant steps already have been taken at the campus level, from Albany to Plattsburgh, Buffalo to Long Island. Using the contractual labor/management forum, various chapters have been able to secure evaluations for appointments, on-base salary increases, yearlong appointments, recognition of seniority and right of first refusal for courses they've previously taught or are qualified to teach.
According to statewide Executive Board member Glenn McNitt, chapter president at SUNY New Paltz, the union this spring secured a 20 percent, on-base increase in part-timer salaries at New Paltz, a jump of $400 per three-credit course.
On other campuses, union and management have agreed to appoint adjuncts as assistant professors—not as lecturers—clearing the way for part-timers to be promoted to associate professor or professor with salary increases.
"These are great successes and important first steps," Scheuerman said, "but we need to do more."
UUP hopes to use its powers of persuasion to convince the state that part-timers' salaries must be increased. The union plans to spend the summer hammering away at SUNY system administrators, reminding them that UUP has stepped up to the plate for the University in the past.
'We help SUNY get the money it needs to operate," Scheuerman said. "All we're asking for is our fair share."
The group expects to meet again in the fall.
Watch for upcoming issues of The Voice for more coverage on "The Year of the Part-timer."
—Karen L. Mattison, The Voice, UUP, Summer 2005
http://uupinfo.org/voice/summer/05/0705p2.pdf
A group of more than two dozen chapter presidents, UUP officers, UUP/NYSUT labor relations specialists and part-time UUP members came together in June to develop strategies on the best way to improve the working life of the state university's most exploited workers—part-timers.
"We're calling this the 'Year of the Part-timer' because we're putting our energy and resources into getting SUNY to improve the pay of our part-time colleagues, who have been exploited by the University for far too long," UUP President William Scheuerman said.
And when the union sets its sights on something, it is—more often than not—successful in achieving it, he added. Case in point: UUP has negotiated for its part-time members one of the best benefits packages in the nation, including full-year health benefits and contractual salary increases for eligible employees.
UUP now has better pay in the crosshairs, Scheuerman said: "It's all about the money. The state has it and we want it."
Some significant steps already have been taken at the campus level, from Albany to Plattsburgh, Buffalo to Long Island. Using the contractual labor/management forum, various chapters have been able to secure evaluations for appointments, on-base salary increases, yearlong appointments, recognition of seniority and right of first refusal for courses they've previously taught or are qualified to teach.
According to statewide Executive Board member Glenn McNitt, chapter president at SUNY New Paltz, the union this spring secured a 20 percent, on-base increase in part-timer salaries at New Paltz, a jump of $400 per three-credit course.
On other campuses, union and management have agreed to appoint adjuncts as assistant professors—not as lecturers—clearing the way for part-timers to be promoted to associate professor or professor with salary increases.
"These are great successes and important first steps," Scheuerman said, "but we need to do more."
UUP hopes to use its powers of persuasion to convince the state that part-timers' salaries must be increased. The union plans to spend the summer hammering away at SUNY system administrators, reminding them that UUP has stepped up to the plate for the University in the past.
'We help SUNY get the money it needs to operate," Scheuerman said. "All we're asking for is our fair share."
The group expects to meet again in the fall.
Watch for upcoming issues of The Voice for more coverage on "The Year of the Part-timer."
—Karen L. Mattison, The Voice, UUP, Summer 2005
http://uupinfo.org/voice/summer/05/0705p2.pdf
After Graduation, An Uncertain Summer
for New York Teachers
NY News Connection Interview
with Bill Scheuerman on Part-Time Faculty
May 25, 2005
Albany, NY — As New York's colleges send off students for the year, many education advocates are looking for ways to improve the campus environment for next year. Several bills pending in the state legislature would put a halt to the growing number of part-timers and provide instructors with more job security. Comments from Bill Scheuerman, president of United University Professions.
While college students are packing up until next fall, many of the instructors who taught them are now trudging off to find work. That's because the state is relying more and more on part-time faculty. United University Professions president Bill Scheuerman says this has a negative impact on both students and teachers at New York's public colleges and universities.
Scheuerman: "When you have an institution built on the backs of exploited part-timers, the quality of education is going to suffer, because the part-timers often don't have time to do research, often don't have time to mentor. And they're not given the opportunities to teach and do scholarship that they deserve. Ultimately, this will have an impact on students."
Bills in the Senate and Assembly would change that, by requiring 70 percent of the courses at state colleges and universities to be taught by full-time faculty. University system employees are also hoping legislators vote on other bills to improve pensions and unemployment insurance benefits.
Scheuerman: "I can tell you, in the past ten years we've lost one thousand full-time positions at the State University of New York, and they've been filled by three thousand part-timers who don't get the benefits, make low salaries and don't hang around very long."
EDITOR'S NOTE: The SUNY/CUNY full-time faculty ratio bills (S-4509 and A-6710) are currently in committees.
for New York Teachers
NY News Connection Interview
with Bill Scheuerman on Part-Time Faculty
May 25, 2005
Albany, NY — As New York's colleges send off students for the year, many education advocates are looking for ways to improve the campus environment for next year. Several bills pending in the state legislature would put a halt to the growing number of part-timers and provide instructors with more job security. Comments from Bill Scheuerman, president of United University Professions.
While college students are packing up until next fall, many of the instructors who taught them are now trudging off to find work. That's because the state is relying more and more on part-time faculty. United University Professions president Bill Scheuerman says this has a negative impact on both students and teachers at New York's public colleges and universities.
Scheuerman: "When you have an institution built on the backs of exploited part-timers, the quality of education is going to suffer, because the part-timers often don't have time to do research, often don't have time to mentor. And they're not given the opportunities to teach and do scholarship that they deserve. Ultimately, this will have an impact on students."
Bills in the Senate and Assembly would change that, by requiring 70 percent of the courses at state colleges and universities to be taught by full-time faculty. University system employees are also hoping legislators vote on other bills to improve pensions and unemployment insurance benefits.
Scheuerman: "I can tell you, in the past ten years we've lost one thousand full-time positions at the State University of New York, and they've been filled by three thousand part-timers who don't get the benefits, make low salaries and don't hang around very long."
EDITOR'S NOTE: The SUNY/CUNY full-time faculty ratio bills (S-4509 and A-6710) are currently in committees.
SUNY raising base pay for adjunct teachers
Wednesday, January 19, 2005, Poughkeepsie Journal
By Craig Wolf
NEW PALTZ – Adjunct faculty base pay will be increased with the spring semester, SUNY New Paltz officials said Tuesday, offering partial satisfaction to a campaign the 300 part-timers launched last year.
Effective next semester, base pay will go up by $400 for the typical three-credit course to a total of $2,400, a 20 percent increase.
''Of course we're happy about that and it represents progress, and we hope there's more to come,'' said Jeff Crane, who heads the Adjunct Faculty Association. That group, along with the full-time faculty, has supported a raise to $3,000 per course.
''We haven't abandoned that,'' Crane said. He said the exact details of the arrangement aren't clear to his group yet, but expressed the hope the raises would be across the board for all adjunct faculty.
College Provost David Lavallee said, ''Any of the teaching part-time faculty ... who are now below $2,400 will go to $2,400; and any that are above will get the contractual salary increase that was negotiated.''
Pay rarely raised
That's new for adjuncts, whose pay has been raised in chunks every so often, but not regularly.
''In 2000, there was a raise from $1,800 to $2,000,'' college spokesman Eric Gullickson said.
''In the future, what we're going to do is peg that base salary to our contractual salary that we negotiate for the (full-time) faculty.'' This, he said is ''to try to take account of inflation and the pay increases that other employees do get.''
When the adjuncts and faculty called in April for raises, the administration said state money wasn't available. Lavallee said Tuesday some money had been freed by unexpected retirements, which helps with this year's pay.
For ongoing support, Lavallee said, ''We have to try to save money by being very efficient in other areas. We don't expect to get a salary increase to cover this in our next year's budget.''
Craig Wolf can be reached at cwolf@poughkeepsiejournal.com
Wednesday, January 19, 2005, Poughkeepsie Journal
By Craig Wolf
NEW PALTZ – Adjunct faculty base pay will be increased with the spring semester, SUNY New Paltz officials said Tuesday, offering partial satisfaction to a campaign the 300 part-timers launched last year.
Effective next semester, base pay will go up by $400 for the typical three-credit course to a total of $2,400, a 20 percent increase.
''Of course we're happy about that and it represents progress, and we hope there's more to come,'' said Jeff Crane, who heads the Adjunct Faculty Association. That group, along with the full-time faculty, has supported a raise to $3,000 per course.
''We haven't abandoned that,'' Crane said. He said the exact details of the arrangement aren't clear to his group yet, but expressed the hope the raises would be across the board for all adjunct faculty.
College Provost David Lavallee said, ''Any of the teaching part-time faculty ... who are now below $2,400 will go to $2,400; and any that are above will get the contractual salary increase that was negotiated.''
Pay rarely raised
That's new for adjuncts, whose pay has been raised in chunks every so often, but not regularly.
''In 2000, there was a raise from $1,800 to $2,000,'' college spokesman Eric Gullickson said.
''In the future, what we're going to do is peg that base salary to our contractual salary that we negotiate for the (full-time) faculty.'' This, he said is ''to try to take account of inflation and the pay increases that other employees do get.''
When the adjuncts and faculty called in April for raises, the administration said state money wasn't available. Lavallee said Tuesday some money had been freed by unexpected retirements, which helps with this year's pay.
For ongoing support, Lavallee said, ''We have to try to save money by being very efficient in other areas. We don't expect to get a salary increase to cover this in our next year's budget.''
Craig Wolf can be reached at cwolf@poughkeepsiejournal.com
December 01, 2004
Part-time faculty bemoan low pay
Adjuncts organize to force issue
By Paul Brooks
Times Herald-Record
pbrooks@th-record.com
New Paltz – Jeff Crane doesn't expect to get rich as a part-time teacher at SUNY New Paltz. But he'd like to make more than $8,000 a year, or less than half what a full-time college janitor draws.
Crane and about 30 of the college's part-time, or adjunct, teachers have had enough. Last week, they formed the Adjunct Faculty Association to push for improvements.
They have the numbers. Right now, the college has 644 faculty. Adjuncts total 326, or 51 percent.
The part-timers are paid about $2,000 a course, Crane said, but they can teach no more than two courses. "This is a dead-end job," Crane said. "We are just the hired help until they can get a full-time person."
High on the association's agenda is to lobby the administration for a boost in pay to $3,000 per course. The faculty and professional staff backed the hike in April.
But that jump would cost the college $1.4 million, said Eric Gullickson, spokesman for the college.
"We would love to be able to pay them more," said Gullickson. "But at this point … hiring more full-time faculty is more of a priority. … If we give the adjuncts the raise they are asking for, we would not be able to do that."
The adjunct teachers are part of the United University Professions, the same union that represents full-time faculty. While the new association is outside the union, UUP President Glenn McNitt supports its efforts and said the adjuncts are being taken advantage of.
"They should be making $5,000, $6,000 or $7,000 a course or more. But they're not," he said.
The problem is that the area has attracted so many people qualified to teach as adjuncts.
"Because there are so many, the administration can get away with it," McNitt said. "That's not right. … The only problem I have with [the association] is they ought to be using the full force of the union behind them, rather than trying to do it on their own.
Other colleges in the area make extensive use of adjuncts, as well. Ulster County Community College has 64 full-time teachers and 150 adjuncts. SUNY Orange has 146 full-time and 230 part-time teachers. By comparison, private Bard College in Dutchess County has 224 full-time faculty and no adjuncts.
Vinnie Cazzetta, vice president for institutional advancement at SUNY Orange, said the proportion is misleading. Full-time faculty teach 71 percent of all the courses offered, he said. At Ulster , full-timers cover 60 percent of the courses. At SUNY New Paltz, adjuncts are teaching 436 of the 1,600 courses this semester, officials said.
Students in Crane's basic drawing course yesterday said he is getting a raw deal.
"Tuition goes up every year," said Shavon Jenkins of Manhattan , a 21-year-old psychology major. "Isn't that money going to the teachers?"
Crane said the association has placed fliers about its plight around campus. "We are trying to create some pressure," he said. "It'd be great to have a pay increase, but that is not enough all by itself. It's just a start."
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Part-time faculty bemoan low pay
Adjuncts organize to force issue
By Paul Brooks
Times Herald-Record
pbrooks@th-record.com
New Paltz – Jeff Crane doesn't expect to get rich as a part-time teacher at SUNY New Paltz. But he'd like to make more than $8,000 a year, or less than half what a full-time college janitor draws.
Crane and about 30 of the college's part-time, or adjunct, teachers have had enough. Last week, they formed the Adjunct Faculty Association to push for improvements.
They have the numbers. Right now, the college has 644 faculty. Adjuncts total 326, or 51 percent.
The part-timers are paid about $2,000 a course, Crane said, but they can teach no more than two courses. "This is a dead-end job," Crane said. "We are just the hired help until they can get a full-time person."
High on the association's agenda is to lobby the administration for a boost in pay to $3,000 per course. The faculty and professional staff backed the hike in April.
But that jump would cost the college $1.4 million, said Eric Gullickson, spokesman for the college.
"We would love to be able to pay them more," said Gullickson. "But at this point … hiring more full-time faculty is more of a priority. … If we give the adjuncts the raise they are asking for, we would not be able to do that."
The adjunct teachers are part of the United University Professions, the same union that represents full-time faculty. While the new association is outside the union, UUP President Glenn McNitt supports its efforts and said the adjuncts are being taken advantage of.
"They should be making $5,000, $6,000 or $7,000 a course or more. But they're not," he said.
The problem is that the area has attracted so many people qualified to teach as adjuncts.
"Because there are so many, the administration can get away with it," McNitt said. "That's not right. … The only problem I have with [the association] is they ought to be using the full force of the union behind them, rather than trying to do it on their own.
Other colleges in the area make extensive use of adjuncts, as well. Ulster County Community College has 64 full-time teachers and 150 adjuncts. SUNY Orange has 146 full-time and 230 part-time teachers. By comparison, private Bard College in Dutchess County has 224 full-time faculty and no adjuncts.
Vinnie Cazzetta, vice president for institutional advancement at SUNY Orange, said the proportion is misleading. Full-time faculty teach 71 percent of all the courses offered, he said. At Ulster , full-timers cover 60 percent of the courses. At SUNY New Paltz, adjuncts are teaching 436 of the 1,600 courses this semester, officials said.
Students in Crane's basic drawing course yesterday said he is getting a raw deal.
"Tuition goes up every year," said Shavon Jenkins of Manhattan , a 21-year-old psychology major. "Isn't that money going to the teachers?"
Crane said the association has placed fliers about its plight around campus. "We are trying to create some pressure," he said. "It'd be great to have a pay increase, but that is not enough all by itself. It's just a start."
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Friday, November 26, 2004
SUNY teachers demand a raise
Part-timers seek equity
By Craig Wolf
Poughkeepsie Journal
NEW PALTZ -- About half of the teachers at the State University of New York at New Paltz are pressing the state for a substantial raise in pay.
They're the part-timers, or adjunct faculty, who teach one or two courses a semester and supplement the work of the full-time faculty at the state school.
The administration has heard the request, but Jeff Crane, an art teacher who speaks for the newly formed Adjunct Faculty Association, said no answer has come.
"We don't know how long we're going to have to wait and no one has told us," Crane said.
The association was formed Oct. 22 to focus on the interests of adjuncts, who number about 300, about the same as full-time faculty, Crane said.
"The salary issue is sort of paramount and, given the disparity, I think it's easy to see why," he said.
Adjunct pay is $666 per credit hour, with a typical three-hour class paying $2,000. In April, faculty and professional staff called on the administration to raise that to $1,000 per credit.
College defends scale
Eric Gullickson, college spokesman, said, ''We would love to be able to raise their salaries, and if we did get additional funding, we would consider doing that. But at this point there are many other things to consider.'' One of them, which is "more of a priority," is having more full-time faculty. "It comes out of the same pot," he said, which is state funding.
"Our adjunct salaries are competitive in the region and are consistent with other institutions that are nearby," Gullickson said.
An adjunct is limited to two courses per semester, which means an annual pay of $8,000, Crane said. Most adjuncts thus seek multiple teaching jobs.
"A common perception of adjuncts is someone who has a [full-time] job and just wants to teach," Crane said. He believes that's not the majority. "Most of us would probably like to have a real job," Crane said.
The adjuncts at New Paltz are members of the United University Professions union, which Crane credits with winning health benefits for them.
But many felt a separate group was needed to address job insecurity and what its statement called "sub-poverty wages."
United University Professions chapter President Glenn said in an e-mail to members that state Senate and Assembly votes favored more money but Gov. George Pataki vetoed it. McNitt urged lobbying for an override vote.
Craig Wolf can be reached at cwolf@poughkeepsiejournal.com
SUNY teachers demand a raise
Part-timers seek equity
By Craig Wolf
Poughkeepsie Journal
NEW PALTZ -- About half of the teachers at the State University of New York at New Paltz are pressing the state for a substantial raise in pay.
They're the part-timers, or adjunct faculty, who teach one or two courses a semester and supplement the work of the full-time faculty at the state school.
The administration has heard the request, but Jeff Crane, an art teacher who speaks for the newly formed Adjunct Faculty Association, said no answer has come.
"We don't know how long we're going to have to wait and no one has told us," Crane said.
The association was formed Oct. 22 to focus on the interests of adjuncts, who number about 300, about the same as full-time faculty, Crane said.
"The salary issue is sort of paramount and, given the disparity, I think it's easy to see why," he said.
Adjunct pay is $666 per credit hour, with a typical three-hour class paying $2,000. In April, faculty and professional staff called on the administration to raise that to $1,000 per credit.
College defends scale
Eric Gullickson, college spokesman, said, ''We would love to be able to raise their salaries, and if we did get additional funding, we would consider doing that. But at this point there are many other things to consider.'' One of them, which is "more of a priority," is having more full-time faculty. "It comes out of the same pot," he said, which is state funding.
"Our adjunct salaries are competitive in the region and are consistent with other institutions that are nearby," Gullickson said.
An adjunct is limited to two courses per semester, which means an annual pay of $8,000, Crane said. Most adjuncts thus seek multiple teaching jobs.
"A common perception of adjuncts is someone who has a [full-time] job and just wants to teach," Crane said. He believes that's not the majority. "Most of us would probably like to have a real job," Crane said.
The adjuncts at New Paltz are members of the United University Professions union, which Crane credits with winning health benefits for them.
But many felt a separate group was needed to address job insecurity and what its statement called "sub-poverty wages."
United University Professions chapter President Glenn said in an e-mail to members that state Senate and Assembly votes favored more money but Gov. George Pataki vetoed it. McNitt urged lobbying for an override vote.
Craig Wolf can be reached at cwolf@poughkeepsiejournal.com
News Articles
Main News Page
SUNY Teachers Demand a Raise
Poughkeepsie Journal, 11–26–04
Part-Time Faculty Bemoan Low Pay
Times Herald-Record, 12-1-04
SUNY raising base pay for adjunct teachers
Poughkeepsie Journal, 1-19-05
After Graduation, An Uncertain Summer for New York Teachers
May 25, 2005
UUP sets sights on part-timers' needs
The Voice, Summer 2005
Documents
Resolution on Increasing Adjunct Salary (3–12–04)
AFA Survey Results (1–20–05)
Forum on the Future of Adjunct and Contingent Faculty at SUNY New Paltz (5-12-05)
AFA Statement to SUNY Trustees (3-13-2006)
The Peanut
No. 1, March 2006
No. 2, May 2006
No. 3, October 2006
Contact Information
Adjunct Faculty Association
SUNY New Paltz, SAB 108
75 S. Manheim Boulevard
New Paltz, NY 12561
Email
afa@newpaltzadjuncts.org
Main News Page
SUNY Teachers Demand a Raise
Poughkeepsie Journal, 11–26–04
Part-Time Faculty Bemoan Low Pay
Times Herald-Record, 12-1-04
SUNY raising base pay for adjunct teachers
Poughkeepsie Journal, 1-19-05
After Graduation, An Uncertain Summer for New York Teachers
May 25, 2005
UUP sets sights on part-timers' needs
The Voice, Summer 2005
Documents
Resolution on Increasing Adjunct Salary (3–12–04)
AFA Survey Results (1–20–05)
Forum on the Future of Adjunct and Contingent Faculty at SUNY New Paltz (5-12-05)
AFA Statement to SUNY Trustees (3-13-2006)
The Peanut
No. 1, March 2006
No. 2, May 2006
No. 3, October 2006
Contact Information
Adjunct Faculty Association
SUNY New Paltz, SAB 108
75 S. Manheim Boulevard
New Paltz, NY 12561
afa@newpaltzadjuncts.org
News
The Coalition for Contingent Faculty (CCF) is a vibrant new advocacy and networking group advocating equity for the part-time faculty of the State University of New York. The Coalition was founded by AFA members and others in the United University Professions (UUP), the nation’s largest higher education union, which represents some 30,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 State University of New York campuses.
The CCF enthusiastically supports the UUP’s goals of better wages and working conditions for contingent academic and professional faculty throughout the SUNY system. Since part-time faculty tend to be underrepresented at all levels by the very nature of their contingency, the CCF urges all part-timers to join the UUP in greater numbers, to let their diverse voices be heard and to actively participate at all levels of the union.
Among the specific proposals that CCF has put forward are:
The Coalition for Contingent Faculty (CCF) is a vibrant new advocacy and networking group advocating equity for the part-time faculty of the State University of New York. The Coalition was founded by AFA members and others in the United University Professions (UUP), the nation’s largest higher education union, which represents some 30,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 State University of New York campuses.
The CCF enthusiastically supports the UUP’s goals of better wages and working conditions for contingent academic and professional faculty throughout the SUNY system. Since part-time faculty tend to be underrepresented at all levels by the very nature of their contingency, the CCF urges all part-timers to join the UUP in greater numbers, to let their diverse voices be heard and to actively participate at all levels of the union.
Among the specific proposals that CCF has put forward are:
- negotiating statewide salary minimums for all UUP members, with part-timers receiving one-eighth the wage of a full-time lecturer (as specified in article 20 of the contract) for each course taught;
- establishing a wage step system for all faculty, which would benefit not just academic faculty but also professionals, who are now segregated in absolutely separate salary levels;
- ensuring greater opportunities for qualified part-time faculty to obtain full-time employment;
- providing greater flexibility for contingent faculty to receive benefits;
- improving communication within the UUP and strengthening its focus on contingent faculty;
- expanding cooperation with national organizations working toward equity for adjuncts.