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Part-time Faculty
by Sarah Adams, Olympic College
What You Should Know About The Process
Community and Technical Colleges are reimbursable employers. That means, the state of Washington pays them up front for the unemployment benefits the schools expect to pay out. Under current Washington law, whatever monies the schools don’t pay out in benefits gets rolled into a general account for the school’s discretionary use. Briefly, whatever they don’t use, they get to keep. This system gives schools incentive to regularly fight unemployment claims, legitimate or otherwise. Schools hire out-of-state third parties to represent them and it costs them little to do so. (more)
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As a part-time instructor in the community and technical colleges, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits between teaching periods. Unemployment benefits are a legal right, particularly if your college does not offer you a reasonable assurance of continued employment. For more information, check out our Question-and-Answer section.
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AFT Washington is committed to supporting the efforts of its members to advance state policy and funding that will improve their working lives as well as the learning conditions of students in our schools and colleges.
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AFT Washington worked very hard during the 2006 legislative session to achieve an important advance for part-time faculty with regard to the maintenance of health care benefits throughout the year, including summer quarter. The law went into effect June 8, 2006. By clicking on the title above, you can read more details, including a handy FAQ that answers the most commonly-asked questions.
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Find out about the claims process which began September 1st.
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Unemployment Law for Part-time Faculty, updated May 2006, including 9-month/12-month college designations for unemployment calculations. (as updated 12/12/06)
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A state task force report on the “2005 Best Employment Practices for Part-time Faculty Taskforce Report and Recommendations," makes several recommendations to improve salary and employment practices for part-time faculty at public community and technical colleges. Seventy-five percent (75%) of faculty in our colleges are part-time faculty.
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Increasingly our higher education institutions are relying on part-time or adjunct faculty resulting in fewer full-time tenured faculty. AFT Washington is dedicated to lobbying for and developing strategies to improve the working conditions and equity for part-time, adjunct faculty.
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Many part-time faculty members teach at more than one college in order to earn a decent living. When a preson signs up for union membership at one college, it can seem unnecessary to sign up at another. There are a few facts that can help you decide whether dual membership is right for you.
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Prepared by the AFT Higher Education Program and Policy Council Task Force on Part-time Faculty
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AFT WA rated community and technical colleges based on salary, number of classes taught by part-timers, percentage of part-timers with pension and health benefits.
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Explanation of how the report card rated the part-time faculty employment practices of community and technical colleges.
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Part-time Bargaining Issues
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Information on college funding as of 2001-2003
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