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Part-time faculty members at the College of DuPage have taken the historic step of joining a union---citing pay disparities with full-time professors as the main reason. While the administration has defended these differences in pay on the basis of different responsibilities outside the classroom, adjuncts have said that the duties of full and part-time faculty are not significantly different. With some members of the College of DuPage Adjuncts Association making only slightly more than minimum wage, both sides agree that the focus of next spring's negotiations is likely to be on salaries.