The Adjunct Voice: NFM denounces termination of East-West U Adjuncts for trying to unionize

Monday, June 28, 2010

NFM denounces termination of East-West U Adjuncts for trying to unionize

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2010

Akron, Ohio – New Faculty Majority: The National Coalition for Adjunct & Contingent Equity faxed a letter today to East-West University Chancellor, Dr. Mohammad Wasiullah Kahn, condemning the Chicago area university’s mass firing of its adjunct faculty and urging him to restore their contracts. This letter was also copied to U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

See more here: http://www.free-press-release.com/news-new-faculty-majority-denounces-east-west-university-s-efforts-to-prevent-part-time-faculty-from-unionizing-1277756718.html.

Thanks, NFM! Solidarity will win the day!

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