To see a much more extensive list (and one that's more regularly updated), check out the links page at Chicago COCAL.
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NEA Higher Education Home Page |
| More general information on employment and salary trends and unionization efforts across the country. |
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University Professionals of Illinois |
| This is the faculty union associated with the American Federation of Teachers and has run "Roads Scholars" conferences in the past. |
This coalition was formed in November 2001 and acts a clearinghouse for Chicago-area adjuncts and nontenure-track faculty, offering support and solidarity.
Visit our unionized neighbors down the street - P-fac successfully organized a union and negotiated a contract in December 1998.
There are also adjunct faculty unions in the suburbs.
Yet another group of adjunct faculty organizing in the suburbs, with a nice links page.
Recently affiliated with IEA/NEA, this group is organizing the City College system.
One of the newest groups to organize - at Illinois State University.
Critical perspectives on the work life of academics - frequently features news and analysis regarding adjuncts and adjunct organizing.
News and updates on the nationwide events highlighting conditions for "contingent academic labor." See also the link below for Coalition on Contingent Academic Labor.
Recently formed to protest privatization plans at the City Colleges of Chicago
From the Left Coast, this is local 2121 of the American Federation of Teachers.
This is a broader group, focusing on the problems of all contingent (aka "part-time" or "temporary") workers.
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American Association of University Professors |
| Follow the text to the AAUP's page on Part-Time Faculty, or the logo to their main page. |
This is an international site, focusing on labor news on the web.
On-line newsletter geared toward front-line union activists in the Chicago area.
Lots of information on higher education in Illinois, including various studies and lists.
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.F.D.R. January 29, 1937
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