VCUarts adjunct workers' protests

VCUarts adjunct workers' protests
VCUarts adjunct workers' protests
Part of the 2018 teachers' strikes in the United States
Date	December 4, 2017 – May 10, 2018
Location	Virginia Commonwealth University
Caused by	Long hours; Low pay; No health benefits; No tenure track;
Goals	Increase in pay from $800 per credit hour to $2,000 per credit hour;
Methods	Occupation; Demonstrations; Internet activism;
Resulted in	Increase in pay from $800 per credit hour to $1,000 per credit hour;
Parties
IWW Richmond; VCUarts Adjuncts Organizing for Fair Pay; VCU Adjunct Professors; VCU School of the Arts; VCU students;	VCU Board of Visitors;
Lead figures
	Shawn Brixey; Michael Rao;
Number
200 adjuncts	15 supervisors

The VCUarts adjunct workers' protests were a series of protests in late 2017 into early 2018 by adjunct professors employed by Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU full-time, tenured professors, and VCU students protesting over low pay, lack of benefits, and long working hours.