Category: News & Updates

News & Updates

Office Hours: An Online Sitcom About Adjuncting

Post author By Webmaster CODAA
Post date March 21, 2011

There’s a new webseries out about life as an adjunct at fictional Juniper College:

http://junipercollege.gloriousrobot.com/

Enjoy!

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CODAA Officers’ Election

Post author By Webmaster CODAA
Post date March 17, 2011

CODAA will be conducting an election of Officers on April 27th. Are you interested in running for an office? All positions are compensated for the workload; positions are for 2 years. You must be a member of CODAA and the IEA/NEA.

Open positions are:

2nd Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Regional Council Representative

Basic descriptions of position responsibilities are available in the CODAA Bylaws (see pg 2-3). You may also contact CODAA for further information or to express your interest in running for a position. Nominations must be received by April 5th; you can nominate yourself.

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Links Courtesy of COCAL

Post author By Webmaster CODAA
Post date March 12, 2011

The following links (news/opinion pieces) have been excerpted from the COCAL listserv email sent out on Friday March 11, 2011. If you’re not already on the list, it is really a great resource for keeping up to date on adjunct happenings and discussions nationally, and labor issues in general. The links are compiled by Joe Berry, an adjunct activist formerly based in Illinois/Chicago (http://chicagococal.org/)

“Stuck with Adjuncts”
http://chronicle.com/blogs/onhiring/stuck-with-adjuncts/28176

Article against higher ed unions in USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2011-03-03-column03_ST_N.htm

Adjuncts in NY and Chicago consider strike action.
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/7024/adjuncts_outrage_in_chicago_and_new_york/

Losing the narrative on the public employee debate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-a-palermo/losing-the-narrative-on-p_b_830943.html?ref=email_share

Parent of Ohio’s Bill 5 against faculty collective bargaining revealed
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/09/head_of_ohio_university_association_hatched_idea_to_kill_faculty_unions

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News and Reminders from CODAA

Post author By Webmaster CODAA
Post date March 8, 2011

Great News! The Illinois Employee Labor Relations Board (IELRB) has ruled on the petition submitted by CODAA. They have ruled that grant-funded part-time faculty are eligible CODAA Membership. Welcome grant-funded faculty!

Also, a reminder to all CODAA Members that CODAA dues deductions for this Semester for faculty teaching 1st 8-week, 12-week, 16-week and Fast Track courses will be made from the 3/11 and 3/25 paychecks. Those teaching only 2nd 8-week courses will have their deductions taken 4/22 and 5/6.

For more on the history of this change please see this post from last Fall. If you feel there is a problem with your dues deductions, you can use this form to contact Vicki Root-Wadja, Membership Chair, directly.