Calling the unionization of adjunct faculty “among the most important recent developments shaping higher education,” the Chronicle of Higher Education reports that unionized faculty enjoy distinct advantages over nonunionized colleagues. Among them: significantly higher pay, more access to health insurance and increased job security, all of which lead to better outcomes for students. The report is based on an analysis of 35 colleges and universities, including several affiliated with the AFT. Adjunct faculty still need equitable pay and a voice in faculty governance, however, and higher education remains skewed toward a gig economy. AFT organizers will address these issues and others at the Contingent Faculty Symposium in Philadelphia June 16.
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