All Adjunct Faculty Should Form Unions

Re “Her Latest Creation: a Union,” Jan. 27:

Because the exploitation of adjunct faculty hurts students, schools, communities and part- and full-time faculty, I hope that all of these will work together to end it. But Linda Cushing and others have shown that even without help, adjunct instructors can determine their future if they manage, despite institutional obstacles, to unite. I applaud the growing number of adjunct faculty who have done so, and I urge the rest to make organizing a priority. Like Cushing, we can refuse to accept oppressive working conditions.

Marie Sawaya

Irvine Valley College

Irvine