Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty Committee

Duties and Responsibilities

Members of the Academic Labor and Contingent Faculty committee are expected to participate in the following:

• The ALCF Committee hosts a luncheon each year at the Annual Meeting and is responsible for developing the theme, activities, or speakers during the lunch. Committee members are expected to make every effort to attend.
• The ALCF holds two or more sessions/panels/roundtables during the Annual Meeting. The group also cosponsors sessions with other committees and program units. Often committee members are asked to be panelists or respondents in these sessions, and it's important that they attend as many ALCF-sponsored events as possible during the meeting.
• During the Annual Meetings, ALCF members participate in a Ribbon campaign, occasional poster campaign, and occasional hosting of union organizers in the Exhibit Hall.
• Some committee members may be asked to also serve on the Annual Meeting Travel Grant jury.

Meeting Schedule

• One in-person committee meeting at the Annual Meeting in November
• Quarterly virtual meetings via Zoom

Timeline of Activities

• March 1 - date by which to have date, theme, and total number of available spots for Annual Meeting luncheon
• April 1 - date by which to have Special Topics Forums complete (with speakers and description)

Recommended Resources

Recent Reports

• AAUP Report – Visualizing Change: The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2016-17
• UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education Report – The High Public Cost of Low Wages, 2015

Data Sources

• Chronicle Data – Searchable user-submitted salary and compensation information
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) – Primary source for information on U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions

Advocacy and Support

• Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor – Access to Unemployment Benefits for Contingent Faculty
• SEIU Faculty Forward – Advocacy group of faculty and graduate student workers

Committee Members

• Term of Service: Committee members serve a four year, non-renewable term. The AAR Contingent Faculty Director serves a three-year term as co-chair.
• Committee Composition: Up to nine members. The committee is co-chaired by at least one contingent faculty member and the AAR Contingent Faculty Director.