Adjuncts Participate In National Day Of Action

Adjuncts Participate In National Day Of Action
Robert Noonan, president of the Montclair State University Federation of Adjunct Faculty, talks to people in attendance at a rally on campus, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Montclair, N.J. Union-sponsored rallies are being held at eight college campuses around New Jersey this week. ALF-CIO President Charles Wowkenech says the action days serve as a rallying cry for increased state funding for higher education and fair labor negotiations on campuses. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Robert Noonan, president of the Montclair State University Federation of Adjunct Faculty, talks to people in attendance at a rally on campus, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Montclair, N.J. Union-sponsored rallies are being held at eight college campuses around New Jersey this week. ALF-CIO President Charles Wowkenech says the action days serve as a rallying cry for increased state funding for higher education and fair labor negotiations on campuses. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Low-wage workers in cities from New York City to Los Angeles participated in national day of protest Wednesday to draw attention to their fight for a living wage. Most of the workers were from home health and child care, retail, fast food, and other traditionally low-paying fields, but a significant number of protesters represented what is -- for some -- surprisingly low-wage work: non-tenure-track academic labor.

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