Faculty at Boston University Vote to Form Union

From the Boston Globe:

“Part-time professors at Boston University voted Wednesday to unionize, joining adjunct faculty at other Boston-area schools in a nationwide push to increase workplace rights for the instructors who play an increasingly important role in higher education.

According to a news release from the Service Employees International Union Local 509, which will represent the BU adjuncts, a group of more than 750 part-time professors voted to join the union by a margin of 2-1.”

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