I don’t need to tell you that higher education has both feet in the grave due to inane administrations aping neoliberal policies by pushing austerity on students, staff, and faculty. I don’t need to tell you that this has been going on for decades, and I also don’t need to tell you why or where or by whom it started. You already know, and if you don’t, you can find it without me telling you. However, most of you listening are in the choir of misfits who are in the know. 

I also don’t need to tell you that we’re stronger when we can stand alongside all low-wage workers everywhere – including students, staff, other faculty (yes, even TT), and servers, custodial staff, WalMart checkers, the list goes on and on.

But I do need to tell you that we’ve already won. Before you write me off as a dreamer…