The strike was absolutely necessary. The colleges have taken use of every possible loophole to pay contract teachers as little as possible and to avoid the provision of any pension whatsoever. They pay these contract teachers only for the hours they teach, knowing full well that teachers are required to hold office hours, need to attend meetings, must prepare for classes, and grade. Generally speaking, it takes two hours of prep time to manage the affairs outside of class. This is currently unpaid work and should be illegal.  People with masters degrees or higher are essentially making minimum wage because they are getting paid for 13 teaching hours when they are actually working 40 hours or more a week.  So, before you criticize these individuals. Ask yourself, would you perform 2/3rds of your job for free when paid an hourly wage with no benefits or job security with renewals every 3 months?  I doubt it.