‘If this was about money, we’d still be teaching’: inside the longest adjunct strike in US history

Academics at Columbia College in Chicago are in a fierce dispute over cuts to courses and poor working conditions

The longest strike of adjuncts in US labor history is still ongoing, with academics at Columbia College in Chicago remaining in a fierce dispute over cuts to college courses and a host of complaints over poor working conditions.

The fierce dispute began when Columbia College leadership suddenly announced plans to implement significant cuts to courses and course sections, and consolidating classes which have ballooned class sizes, citing a $20m budget shortfall.