Suffolk University Adjuncts Unionize

Academe, Mar/Apr 2006 by Flower, Ruth

In January, by a margin of more than two to one, adjunct faculty at Suffolk University in Boston elected Suffolk Affiliated Faculty-AAUP as their collective bargaining representative. Nearly two-thirds of the 450 adjunct faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, the New England School of Art and Design, and the Sawyer School of Management participated in the election, and voted 194 to 89 for collective bargaining representation.

"We're gratified to see that our colleagues recognize the importance of collective action-especially for adjunct faculty," says Bob Rosenfeld, an adjunct professor of philosophy and the chapter president.

-R.F.