The Constitution of the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association (MCCFA) was approved on May 1, 1999. Included is a description of MCCFA's purpose, conditions for membership, organizational structure, and selection processes for officers and members of the Board of Directors. Affiliated with the National Education Association, Education…

AAUP's position is that the purpose of an institution's retirement plan for faculty members and administrators and its plan for their insurance benefits should be to help educators and their families withstand the financial effects of illness, old age, and death and to increase the educational effectiveness of the college and university. (MLW)

The functions assigned to the academic senates of California's community colleges are set forth in this paper. First, the legal and historical bases for the senates are detailed, beginning with 1963 legislation providing for the establishment of a senate at each college, tracing the origin and growth of the statewide Academic Senate for California…

The Supreme Court ruling on the Yeshiva case, which ruled that Yeshiva faculty are managerial employees and therefore not protected in their organizing efforts by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), is discussed. Consequences of the ruling are to discourage faculty from establishing unions and to foster numerous court challenges. (MLW)

In 1963 the California State Legislature adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 48 which provided for the establishment of an academic senate or council at each junior college; its faculty-appointed members would represent the faculty in the formation of policy on academic and professional matters. As a formal channel whereby all local senates…

This document contains an agreement made in December 1997 between the State of Minnesota/Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association. The contract's purpose was to promote effective relations between the two entities, as well as to (1) further quality education by maintaining a high standard of…

Problems of faculty unionization cases stemming from the application of laws and doctrines developed for industrial labor situations to an academic setting and findings of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are discussed. It is suggested that NLRB jurisdiction depends on definition of the role of the faculty. (BH)

This document presents the agreement between the City University of New York (CUNY) and the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) of CUNY, which represents the instructional staff of the institution. The five-year agreement is detailed in 42 articles which address: recognition; CUNY-PSC relationships; unit stability; check-off and agency shop;…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island School of Design and Rhode Island School of Design Faculty Association (NEARI/NEA) covering the years 1987-1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition; management rights; dues deduction and agency fee; rights of the association; rights of individuals; personnel…