State Agency Orders Washington College to Reinstate Longtime Adjunct

Margaret West, a longtime adjunct at Edmonds Community College, in Washington State, was set to become the first part-time faculty member to lead the union at her college about a year ago when administrators decided not to renew her contract.

But the American Federation of Teachers reports that Ms. West — who worked for 21 years at Edmonds — is on the way to getting her job back.

The Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission ordered the college to stop discriminating against Ms. West in retaliation for her union activities, to immediately reinstate her in her old job or an equivalent one, and to give her back pay and the benefits she lost when her contract wasn’t renewed. —Audrey Williams June