Labor History: Unionizing Skidmore’s Non-Tenure Track Faculty With Ruth McAdams

Unionizing a workplace comes with several challenges. We sat down with Ruth McAdams, a professor at the English Department at Skidmore College where she shared her experience of being a key player in unionizing Skidmore’s non-tenure track faculty. The interview was conducted in 2022 by Sam Stiefel and John Sveen and edited by Emma Gill in 2024 as part of the Saratoga Labor History Digital Archive founded by Eric Morser. To listen to the full interview or discover new stories, visit mediasanctuary.org/labor-oralhistory.