More recent information on paper (memorandum of understanding, transaction agreements, etc.) may be available on paper, which may affect these reserved agreements. Please contact your union representative or county administration. It is the responsibility of the viewer/reader to ensure that he or she receives the appropriate information. Barriers to the organization of ancillary services are real and difficult to overcome. Often we don`t know our employees, we`re decentralized, and our lack of security creates a pervasive fear among add-onrcops. However, the only way to fight for higher wages, greater job security and a voice within the college is to work collectively. The information on this page and published is only for information purposes. Official collective agreements are maintained by the Human Resources Department, District Office. The Faculty of the Community College of Allegheny County voted Tuesday to accompany its full-time colleagues as members of the American Federation of Teachers. It was a long wait for Temple-Adjuncts fighting for a union, but the election is almost over.

The ballots are due in Harrisburg today! Stay available for more information later this week. We`d be happy to hear from you – use our online contact form for questions, concerns or suggestions to improve! Of course, this is just the beginning. So far, we have only won the right to collective lime and the real work on contract construction has only just begun. However, the relationships we have built through the process will give us the power to work for a stronger, more sustainable and just educational community. And I hope that we will be able to move the movement forward, as other groups of adjuncts across the country take power in their workplaces and make their voices heard. After years of organization, we have won our union elections and I hope to be able to focus on the programs more than on my financial stability. On July 14, 86% of my colleagues voted to form a union with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which brings together more than 800 trainers on the four CCAC campuses. And while this is only the first step before going to the negotiating table, it is a great victory for academic work and the ability of contingents. www.theunionedge.com/community-college-adjuncts-ra…/ The Community College of Allegheny County received a scholarship for helping reluctant readers get interested in topics such as censorship and intolerance with their Big Reads program.

However, when I adapted to the life of an extraordinary instructor with a semester-to-semester contract, my questions quickly changed: what if my courses didn`t work and I couldn`t make rent? How can I go from school to the next job on time? How do I meet students without real office space? We appreciate that readers and people quoted in articles or blog posts report errors of fact or highlight and review all allegations.