Everyone in academia knows that adjunct work pays badly. But there’s a disturbing fact about adjunct work at CUNY that’s much less well-known: once you adjust for inflation, the pay can actually decrease as the adjunct gains more experience. And even 20-year veterans see...
* 8.48% up to the last day of the contract. On 9/19/07, adjuncts will receive a 1% increase, uncompounded, and full-timers will receive an $800 addition to base salaries. ** 15.16% from 11/1/02 — 02/28/07. Sources: PSC-CUNY contracts; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Everyone in...
