Following the win at Whittier College and two landslide victories in the Bay Area (at the San Francisco Art Institute and Mills College), part-time faculty at the Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD) are the latest in a growing movement of California adjuncts who are building power with SEIU/Adjunct Action.
“We are excited to join the other part-time faculty in L.A., the Bay Area and the rest of the country who are organizing to improve the working conditions and educational environment for students and faculty,” said James Galindo, a Fine Arts part-time instructor at LCAD. “We’re looking forward to working with the administration to address the issues that will benefit everyone at LCAD.”
On Monday July 14th, ballots were counted at the National Labor Relations Board, with the majority of LCAD part-time faculty voting in favor of forming a union with SEIU/Adjunct Action. LCAD part-time faculty join a growing movement of over 21,000 unionized adjuncts across the country who have won improvements in pay, job security, evaluation processes, and access to retirement benefits.
