The open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began on November 15th. In the video below, SEIU’s ACA expert addresses the basics of getting covered. On December 5th from 2 to 3pm EST, Nolan will be available to answer questions. Post your questions now in the forum.
Adjunct Action stands for contingent faculty empowerment, which comes from organizing collectively. Our organizers can’t be everywhere on the ground we want to be, but we want to help you get started. In September we held an online conference on organizing; watch the videos here.
On August 29, at 2:00 PM Eastern time, the Adjunct Action Network hosted a conversation with Al Jazeera America writer and adjunct activist Sarah Kendzior. Sarah focused her discussion on the complicated situation of female academics and adjuncts — personally, professionally, and in the workplace.
On July 18, the Adjunct Action Network hosted a live on-air conversation with Maria Maisto of the New Faculty Majority. Maria was joined by April Freely of the Ohio Part Time Faculty Association. The conversation included helpful information about how and why adjuncts may organize.
On June 27, the Adjunct Action Network hosted a live on-air conversation with Rebecca Schuman, education reporter for Slate magazine and contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education. She was joined on-screen by Joe Fruscione, Lee Bessette, and Katie Pryal.