From West by Northwest.org Letters to the Editor Call to Community: Support Portland State Faculty Now By Brooke Jacobson Jan 25, 2008 Dear Readers of West By Northwest, Using the strength of the Internet, we have posted our petition online at Petition Them.com. It is a great site to gather critical support quickly. Please sign this petition to show support for our union's struggle to get a living wage for Portland State University's adjunct faculty. We need to collect 500 signatures by Monday (January 28th) to tell PSU its part-time faculty deserve a Livable Wage. Please show your support here: http://petitionthem.com/?sect=detail&pet=4110 Tell Portland State University's representatives that they must bargain in good faith. We have negotiated patiently for over 9 months and now been given an offer by the university that is lower than when we first began negotiating! This is an unfair and unacceptable labor practice. Please forward this petition on to everyone you know who cares about higher education, especially in the Northwest. We need the support of professors, community leaders, concerned citizens, students, and everyone who wants a more fair and equitable economic structure at PSU. Thank you, Dr. Brooke Jacobson, PhD. President of Portland State University Faculty Association (PSUFA) and Film Studies Instructor Portland State University Portland, Oregon -Editors Note: The signers' comments are worth reading, too. Read an article by adjunct film studies professor, Brooke Jacobson, of the cultural legacies of Tom Taylor and Andries Deinum. Northwest Media: A Tribute to Tom Taylor and His Mentor, Andries Deinum © Copyright 2000-2006 by West by Northwest.org