First in a series of articles that address the importance of unions and what, in particular, your union, the Part-Time Faculty Association, has accomplished for part-timers at Allan Hancock College. Union bashing has been a staple of right-wing talk radio and the Fox News crowd for a whole generation now, and is at least partially […]

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Read Mark Miller’s article Major step toward ending parity disparity in the August 23, 2013 Santa Maria Times that discusses the recent improvements to the bargaining agreement negotiated by the Part-Time Faculty Association. These improvements are a vital step toward ending a parity disparity that exists between full and part-time faculty at Allan Hancock College.

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Read Mark Miller’s article Putting an end to the parity disparity in the July 26, 2013 Santa Maria Times that discusses the parity disparity between part-time and full-time faculty, and urges the Allan Hancock College administration and board to show leadership by beginning the process of closing the parity gap.

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