Members and supporters of the Portland State University Faculty Association (PSUFA) marched to the Bogue Boardroom in the Karl Miller Center on Friday, July 28, from 12–12:30 p.m. They picketed…
PSUFA continues bargaining for fair wages
The PSU Faculty Association (PSUFA) met with Portland State’s administration on July 19 in another Cost of Living Increase (COLA) bargaining session for adjunct professors. The PSUFA—a democratic union advocating…
Adjunctification
“PSU students would be stunned to learn many of their professors work part-time odd jobs as servers, bartenders, Lyft drivers or anything else that’ll pay the bills,” said Eli Ronick,…
Letter to the Editor: In response to ‘Adjunct faculty fear for their jobs as budget woes increase’
To the Editor: I’d like to clarify a comment attributed to me in the recent article about adjunct professors losing their jobs. My comments about cuts in jobs were never…
Adjunct faculty fear for their jobs as budget woes increase
This spring, adjunct faculty members of the Portland State University Faculty Association began hearing that adjuncts were being let go from the Theater and Film Department. Adjuncts in other departments…
Adjuncts by the numbers: PSUFA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement
According to Kathi Ketcheson, director of Portland State’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning, there were 695 adjunct instructors teaching at PSU in Fall 2014, which is 45 percent of…
Adjunct instructors seek stability
The first ever National Adjunct Walkout Day took place last week on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The event aimed to raise awareness of unfair labor practices that adjunct instructors face at…
Adjunct instructors vent on National Adjunct Walkout Day
Members of the PSU community participated in the National Adjunct Walkout Day on Feb. 25. Adjunct instructors at Portland State set up “vent tents” in the Park Blocks outside of…