We are the Brookdale Adjunct Faculty Chapter (BAFC), American Federation of Teachers Local 2222 (AFT-NJ, AFT, AFL-CIO). We are teachers at Brookdale Community College (BCC) who are not hired on a full-time basis. In fact, the majority of teachers at BCC—72%—are part-time adjunct faculty.
Many of us have the same credentials as our full-time colleagues. One out of every three adjuncts who have taught at BCC in the past five years have taught loyally for over 10 years. While we are dedicated to our students' success , we earn less than half of what our full-time colleagues earn per credit hour. We have no promise of future work, no benefits, and cannot live on our BCC income. This is why many of us teach at multiple schools or juggle multiple jobs.
