Eggheads of the world, unite! A frontline report on the ongoing battle to unionize college professors.

• Author: Bagge, P.
• Position: Cartoon

I OCCASIONALLY TEACH A COMICS WRITING COURSE AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN TAC HEART OE THE CITY ...

?!?

DID HALLOWEEN ARRIVE EARLY THIS YEAR?

THE CAMPUS CULTURE RCELCCTS THAT OE THE ULTRA--LIBERAD NEIGHBORHOOD THE SCHOOL IS ADJACENT TO ...

OH, THAT'S RIGHT--THOSE GUYS RUN THIS PLACE.

IN TACT, A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY ARC OPENLY GAY

MAKING IT EASY TO FORGET THAT THIS IS A JESUIT SCHOOL --AND THUS OWNED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE STUDENTS ARE REMARKABLY POLITE AND NON CONFRONTATIONAL, WHICH MAKES FOR A PLEASANT TEACHING EXPERIENCE ...

COMICS WERE A WHITE-MALE DOMINATED FIELD FOR DECADES

SO MUCH OF THE CLASSIC WORK I'LL BE REFERENCING WILL REFLECT THAT FACT ...

I CANT WAIT TO DESCRIBE THIS COURSE AS SEXIST AND RACIST IN MY TEACHER EVALUATION!

THOUGH THEY'LL SOMETIMES MAKE THEIR TRUE FEELINGS KNOWN ONCE THE COURSE IS OVER WITH.

THE STAFF is ALSO VERY POLITE AND ACCOMMODATING

I'M AFRAID OUR PARKING RATES WENT UP AGAIN THIS YEAR ...

WHAT ?!?

DO YOU AT LEAST OFFER DISCOUNT BUS PASSES?

NO, SADLY

HARRUMP

AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A "GREEN SCHOOL"!

SO MUCH SO THAT EVEN THE MOST MINOR INCONVENIENCE , CAN FEEL LIKE A HUGE HASSLE!

ALAS, THIS ILLUSION OF BLISSFUL ACADEMIC. HARMONY WAS ABOUT To BURST.

PROFESSOR BAGGE?

TELL ME, DO YOU FEEL WELL TREATED HERE?

HMM? OH, I SUPPOSE

THOUGH A DISCOUNT BUS PASS MOULD BS NICE...

UHY?

WE CAN GET YOU THAT BUS PASS AND THEN SOME'

I'M FROM THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION

THE S.E.I.U.?

I DON'T GET IT. WHY--

I GUESS YOU DON'T SPEAK TO YOUR FELLOW ADJUNCTS MUCH ...

WHICH IS HOW THE SCHOOL WANTS IT ...

THAT'S WHY' TOO NEED US TO SPEAK FOR YOU!

IS THIS A PETITION?

ITS ONLY ASKING FOR YOU TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR UNION REPRESENTATTION ...

YOU WANT ME TO SIGN THIS NOW?

CAN'T I READ IT FIRST?

THERE'S NO TIME

WE NEED TO GET THIS FILED RIGHT AWAY ...

--HEY' WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

1, UH, GOTTA GO ...

HELP!

THE NEXT DAY, TWO YOUNG S.E.I.U. VOLUNTEERS WERE AT MY FRONT DOOR ...

WE NEED YOU TO SIGN, SIR.

WE'RE STILL A FEW SIGNATURES SHY OF SUBMITTING THIS TO THE LABOR BOARD

I'D TELL THESE TWO TO GET LOST IF THEY WEREN'T SO ADORABLE

I'M, UH, EXPECTING COMPANY

I'D TELL THESE TWO TO GET LOST IF THEY WEREN'T SO ADORABLE?

I WOULD HAVE IGNORED ALL OT THIS IE NOT FOR THE LUAY THE UNIVERSITY'S ADAVNISTRATION CHOSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ...

"WE SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE ON UNIONIZATIONT ..."

"HOWEVER, WE INTEND TO APPEAL BEFORE THE N.L.R.B CAN REVIEW THE PETITION ..."

HUH?

"... UNIONS SIMPLY CANNOT...