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I've been talking about the "union" to the powers that be, an they think I ought not to call it a union, but an "association" or a "cooperative" or something that doesn't have baggage with it. Fellow adjuncts I've talked to also feel that I should not have my name on it.

I've got to ask, "What is everyone afraid of?"

Surely, even if we did want to truly establish an AFL-CIO-type union, that should not be something that should scare administrations-- unless, of course, they feel guilty for taking advantage of us for so long. (lol) But, really, this union idea that I have is more like the traditional "student union", only for adjuncts.

Should the name be changed? Should we all contribute anonymously? I don't know.

One week in...

No one, so far, has come to the site or this blog, but I hope some find it soon. I truly believe that we adjuncts need to get together and determine our universal needs. I was thinking today about how much actual money I make; it worked out to $7.44 an hour. Few professionals would work for such a sum. And yet, I do; you do.

I've worked for one of my schools for 14 years-- going on the 15th. Yet, I'm not vested in anything; I have no retirement fund; no health insurance. If we want to keep doing what we do, we've got to find a way to get these things.

First Post

This is the first post on the NAFU blog. I hope it works. I can't figure out how to create a registration section so that others can post-- and me with a Master's in Distance Education. (Go figure!) Ahh... well...

I'm going to try and link the blog to the website. We'll just see how it goes.

Good luck to us all.