Laborfest: Exploitation of Part-Time College Faculty

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Date:

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Time:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Type:

Teach-In

Organizer/Author:

Laborfest

Location Details:

ILWU Local 34 Hall, 801 Second St., San Francisco. Across 2d St from baseball stadium. Diagonally across King St from MoMo’s Restaurant. Walk the one mile from Market on Second or on the Embarcadero to 801 Second Street or take public transportation as follows:
T or N train from Embarcadero Station to Second and King Station, go to stadium side of King St, 801 2d St is to the left of the stadium;
30 or 45 bus from Market and Fifth Streets (Powell Station) to end of line at Townsend between Fourth and Third, then walk one block to 2d Street, then 1 blocks south on 2d to King St, cross King St to stadium side; 801 2d St is to the left of the stadium;
47 bus which starts at North Point at Fisherman’s Wharf, travels on Van Ness, 11th St, Bryant and ends at Cal Train Station at 4th and Townsend, then walk on Townsend 2 blocks to 2d Street, then walk 2 block South on 2d to King St, cross King Street to stadium side, 801 2d St is to the left of the stadium;
10 bus which runs from 24th and Potrero, on Rhode Island to 26th St, on Cesar Chavez St to Dakota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, DeHaro, Rhode Island at 16th St, on Townsend to Second Street AND from Van Ness on Pacific to Battery, on Battery to Second St to Third and Townsend, so get off at 2d Street and Townsend, then 1 block south on 2d to King St, cross King St to stadium side. 801 2d St is to the left of the stadium.

The Exploitation of Part-Time College Faculty – Panel Discussion

Part of the so-called American Dream is the notion that if you work hard and get a good education you will make a decent living. However, many of our most educated workers are teachers in higher education institutions and suffer from the worldwide trend, endured by an increasing number of workers, of being grossly underpaid and overworked with few rights and benefits while simultaneously enduring great job insecurity. College teachers facing these conditions are known as adjuncts, part-timers, freeway flyers, or road scholars. When there are unions where they work, they are often poorly represented. Their needs are inadequately addressed, compared to their more privileged tenured, full-time colleagues, by union “leaders” who claim to favor social justice and equality. The panel will draw on their experiences and describe the difficulties these instructors face. They will discuss why these unjust conditions exist and what can be done to end them. We will encourage audience participation.

Initial speakers:
Carol Lang, Adjunct History professor at City University of New York, John Holmes, teaches History at Merritt and Diablo Valley Colleges, Margaret Hanzimanolis, teaches writing at De Anza College, Rick Baum, teaches Political Science at City College of San Francisco. Sponsored by Defend Public Education Now!
See also:
http://www.laborfest.net/wp/event/the-exploitation-of-part-time-college-faculty/

For more information: http://www.laborfest.net/wp/

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