There is NO benefit to being a better teacher: 'Adjunctivitis: Part 2'

A person who excels in most professions, receives aclaim, job security and rewards. Most teachers who excel, receive no paid time off, no health care benefits and no promise of employment from semester to semester. Take a look at this amazing video. I personally agree with these teachers. Are teachers Unions protective of both Full and Part-time Faculty? I think I think not. But, there may be something in between?

Although only 30-40% of teachers are tenured these days, the unions don't represent all teachers equally. Without supporting their full time teachers, the Union would not make any money. So, why should they support part time instructors. Part time instructors are made to believe that they are being supported by the union officials and tenured teachers. This is a farce. It is something like a Joe Plumber, fighting for the hard right libertarian or republicans, because he believes that he will be a multi millionaire with money to invest in offshore accounts someday. Part time teachers are made to believe that they will someday achieve the illusive tenure status. When in fact, they rarely do.

The person who was most recently hired in my department at the community college where I teach, came from 3 hours away. Instead of hiring one of the 10 or so part time adjuncts at the school already, the school opened up the hiring to a national search. There is no loyalty. This hire by the way, was the only new hire in the department in over 20 years.

I pay dues, they are deducted from my paycheck. Why? They don't help me. They don't get me health care. They don't get me any paid vacation days. This is ridiculous. My schedule is down to 3 hours a week this summer; and I am forced to support these people? I can't afford to do this!

http://www.takepart.com/videos/the-truth-about-teachers-unions/5026