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Adjuncts Sue California Community College System, Eight Local Districts Over Unpaid Work Hours
Seven part-time community college professors across California have sued eight local districts where they teach, and the state.

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Seven part-time community college professors across California have sued eight local districts where they teach, and the state.

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