Adjuncts on Strike

The union representing non-tenure-track faculty members in the arts and sciences and English instruction divisions of Loyola University Chicago (IL)  held a one-day strike Wednesday, signaling growing frustrations with their working conditions and their inability to get what they consider fair offers for a first contract from the university.  In early 2016, the non-tenure-track faculty members first voted to be represented by the Service Employees International Union, and negotiations have been going on ever since.