Do the same job, earn one-third the pay. Seven years later, the Wisconsin college instructor is still classified as part-time and paid only for her hours in the classroom.
Nobody thinks that's fair.
We need a voice in the quality of our students' education. Isolation from students and colleagues. Moreover, part-timers' hectic schedules sometimes force them to miss key staff meetings. Administration monopoly over decision-making. These people know how to fight in the trenches.