A description of unionization among college faculty from January 1 through December 31, 1987 focuses on agents elected, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, the American Association of University Professors, no-agent elections, decertifications, strikes, legislation, demographic analysis, and first contracts…

The present status of collective bargaining at colleges and universities and the effect on governance are discussed. Five major authority patterns have been found in higher education. The advent of collective bargaining has resulted in a thorough reexamination of the issue of governance. As of January 1979, over 350 colleges and universities had…

This publication is a status report on faculty contracts and bargaining agents in higher education in the United States for 1991. An introduction summarizes activity across the nation including agents elected, independent agents, decertification, strikes, legislation, first contracts signed, and demographic analysis. A table of faculty contracts…