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[categorical]

Pass this story along as you can, and other like it.  It's the only way the system will change.  As we have seen, industries can be shamed into doing the right thing.

[jonesey]

Pass this story along as you can, and other like it.  It's the only way the system will change.  As we have seen, industries can be shamed into doing the right thing.

Really?  When?  I've seen bankruptcy force people into making changes, but I haven't seen too much success with "shame" as a factor for change.  Do you have any examples?

[archman]

Considering how clueless the general public, undergraduates, and heck, even a lot of TT faculty are regarding treatment of adjuncts, I would argue that the greater the dissemination of information, the better.

The benefits of passing along the article for others to read may be to minimal. On the other hand, I cannot think of any disadvantages to a better informed audience.

[categorical]

Pass this story along as you can, and other like it.  It's the only way the system will change.  As we have seen, industries can be shamed into doing the right thing.

Really?  When?  I've seen bankruptcy force people into making changes, but I haven't seen too much success with "shame" as a factor for change.  Do you have any examples?

About a decade ago Nike was shamed into adopting better labor practices in their plants.  I've seen soccer balls that say that that they're "adult made," a result of some of the scandals surrounding the exploitation of children in their production.  McDonald's was pressured to stop using styrofoam clamshells for their burgers.  I think that there are quite a few examples.