Commentary: College’s action against contingent faculty impacts students
By firing these three professors, the administration has communicated once again that it does not have the best interests of students in mind.
By firing these three professors, the administration has communicated once again that it does not have the best interests of students in mind.
Never knowing if we will be brought back from one year to another makes it hard to plan our lives and fully support our students and our families.
The meeting took place on March 20, the day before the scheduled bargaining session between the full time– and part time–faculty unions and administration.
The CDC reports that American youths between the ages of 15 and 24 make up half of the 20 million new STD cases in the United States each year.
About 35 part- and full-time contingent faculty members and students at Ithaca College attended a teach-in presented by members of the contingent faculty union on Sept. 6 to hear updates on their experiences at the college and the unionization process.
Full-time contingent faculty members at Ithaca College have voted to form a union with Service Employees International Union Local 200United, according to a press release issued May 24. They elected to unionize in a 23–13 vote out of 47 eligible voters, said Zeke Perkins, organizer for SEIU Local 200United.
Concerns about working conditions for contingent faculty members have led to an increase in unionization recently, with part- and full-time contingent faculty sometimes joining together in bargaining units.
Members of the Ithaca College administration have denied a request by full-time contingent faculty to join the existing part-time faculty union.
The Ithaca League of Women Rollers is hoping to find a new practice venue so that its sport may continue to thrive in the community.