This historical study examines how the Boston Teachers' Union responded to the ever-changing complexities of urban education in the years 1980-2010. Using sociohistorical methods along with loose-coupling theory, it details the union's relationship with other decision-making sectors within the school district and the state, as well as documenting…

In this article, I examine the relationship between unionism and academic freedom as revealed by 50 years of reports by the American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure. Written following investigations of significant and/or intractable situations, the reports demonstrate the complex interactions…

This article explores the relationship between unionization and academic freedom protections for sessional faculty in Ontario universities. Specifically, we compare university policies and contract provisions with a view to determining whether unionized sessionals hired on a per-course basis have stronger academic freedom protections than their…

This January, the Inter Faculty Organization, the union representing nearly 3,300 faculty members at the seven Minnesota state universities, took the unusual step of making an offer that broke dramatically with past practice and with typical union negotiating. The Minnesota faculty offered to accept a pay freeze while holding current contract…

Many observers of higher education have sharply criticized the application of corporate models of management to higher education. The best way to reverse the trend toward corporate-style management is to make issues concerning contingent faculty the center of the struggle. The California Faculty Association, an affiliate of the AAUP, has done just…

The number of staff members serving American higher education institutions has more than doubled in the past twenty years, as occupations in technology, development, government relations, and even athletic administration have grown as never before in the history of the academy. As the number, variety, and importance of these positions have grown,…

The Chancellor of the Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges comments on Minnesota's experience in administering the landmark April, 1973 contract with the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association. Observations on changes that will result from the new contract now under negotiation are also made. (NHM)

This article focuses on collective bargaining in two-year post-secondary institutions, and discusses the degree of representation with local affiliates of the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, the American Association of University Professors, and independent agents. (NHM)

Collective bargaining, a relatively recent development in higher education, has aroused considerable interest among the members of the academic community. Recent developments in higher education have encouraged their interest: a depressed job market; serious institutional financial difficulties; state centralization and loss of campus autonomy;…

Provides guidelines to college administrators for collective negotiation with faculty associations. (JF)

In general, NCA secondary principals perceive their fundamental role to be that of educational leadership, with management, crisis resolution, and even general administration being quite subordinate functions. (Author)

There has been a rapid increase of interest in recent years on the part of community college faculty in entering into collective negotiation agreements. Resulting benefits include the improved status of the teaching profession and the ability of the faculty to attract and retain qualified staff. (MN)

Pennsylvania's Act 195, the Public Employee Relations Act, went into effect in October 1970. The Act, a piece of model legislation in the area of collective negotiations, provides for the right of employees to organize and to be represented by an exclusive bargaining agent; provides for mediation, fact-finding, and arbitration services; and takes…