So the people who teach all the courses don't actually work there?
Teachers are important! They deserve a living wage and job stability and health insurance and retirement benefits and sick leave and....
LINKS:
Most of the facts and statistics on adjunct employment come from this survey (reported on here by inside higher ed):
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/20/new-report-says-many-adjuncts-make-less-3500-course-and-25000-year
Money Diary from BonAppetit:
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/food-diary-austin-texas-30k-year-salary
Department of Labor contacts by State:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/contacts
Ronald Reagan On Education:
Booooooooooo---https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ684842.pdf