Education policy often requires balancing the professional interests of adult employees with the educational needs and rights of students. Nearly everyone agrees, for example, that children deserve an education that prepares them for success in college and life, and that teachers should be afforded reasonable job protections. Yet these values and…

The growth of collective bargaining in higher education has been rapid, but the accelerating interest and commitment has not been uniform. The purpose of this study is to provide an initial understanding of the dynamics and consequences of collective bargaining at one institution, The State University College at Cortland, New York. The personal…

Provides a basic outline for preparing for the collective bargaining process in higher education. (Editor)

Throughout the history of the university the autonomy and control of the faculty has oscillated. In the middle ages faculty sustained self-government through academic guilds; in America faculty control was rekindled through the development of science and the assertion of professionalism. However, faculty again perceive a decline in their control…

Surveys the legal principles reflected in the National Labor Relations Act applicable to private institutions and sets forth specific instances in which general public employment legislation may be tailored so as to suit the interests of higher education institutions. (Author/PG)

The arbitration provisions of collective bargaining agreements at unionized colleges and universities were analyzed for a sample of about 89,000 unionized faculty. The following 11 elements were analyzed with respect to frequency in collective agreements and assorted other contractual conditions: (1) time limits for submission of grievances; (2)…

This agreement was made and entered into on June 4, 1974. Articles of the agreement include: recognition, board rights, association rights, student rights and freedom, academic freedom, faculty rights and responsibilities, working conditions, academic ranks, personnel policies, promotion, tenure, dismissals, termination and resignations, personnel…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of California and the Santa Cruz Faculty Association covering the period June 30, 1983-June 30, 1984 is presented. The American Association of University Professors affiliated union has 295 members. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, meeting and conferring to…

The general purpose of the 1974-1977 faculty agreement reached between Central Michigan University and Central Michigan University Faculty Association is in respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment for employees in the bargaining unit. Issues agreed upon include: (1) aid to collective bargaining agents; (2) grievance…

Argues that collective bargaining in the public sector poses insuperable obstacles to educational reform because of the combined effects of the time required for bargaining and mediation and the vested interests of teachers' unions in maintaining the status quo. Reform proposals have thus far failed to take account of the dynamics of collective…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Regents of the State University System of Florida, the University of South Florida, and Graduate Assistants United, the United Faculty of Florida, covering the period April 26, 1985-June 3, 1987 is presented. The bargaining unit covers the following employees: graduate research associates…

This document analyzes the events and circumstances surrounding the collective negotiations between faculty and administration at the Community College of Beaver County (Pennsylvania) during the summer of 1976; the impasse that resulted concerning the issue of retrenchment; the Board's refusal to accept a faculty offer to continue negotiations…

The use of arbitration to resolve faculty appointment, retention, promotion, and tenure disputes is addressed, based on a review of specific university arbitration decisions. The arbitration literature reveals that faculty employment status decisions are made almost exclusively with reference to academic judgment. Attributes that are frequently…

A data processing program that can be used as a research and collective bargaining aid for colleges is briefly described and the fields of the system are outlined. The system, known as BRAIN (Baruch Retrieval of Automated Information for Negotiations), is designed primarily as an instrument for quantitative and qualitative analysis. BRAIN consists…

The collective bargaining agreement between Adelphi University administration and the Adelphi University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1987-August 31, 1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, exchange of information between AAUP and the…