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…

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…

The legality of employment involvement programs--participation of workers in workplace decision making--has not been established. Three National Labor Relations Board decisions illustrate the complex legal, policy, and economic issues relayed to faculty unions. (SK)

This directory provides the 1990 collective bargaining results and union activity for higher education in the United States and Canada. Sections include lists of: (1) U.S. faculty contracts and bargaining agents; (2) U.S. adjunct faculty contracts and bargaining agents; (3) U.S. graduate and teaching assistant contracts and bargaining agents in…

Data on 1982 faculty bargaining agents and collective bargaining agreements in public and private U.S. and Canadian higher education institutions are presented. In addition, a brief narrative description of 1982 trends is included. For each institution which is listed alphabetically by state/province, information is provided on the bargaining…

Data on 1983 faculty bargaining agents and collective bargaining agreements in public and private U.S. and Canadian higher education institutions are presented, along with a brief narrative description of 1983 trends. For each institution, listed alphabetically by state/province, information is provided on the bargaining agent, unit size, the year…

Data on 1986 regular and adjunct faculty bargaining agents and collective bargaining agreements in public and private U.S. and Canadian colleges are presented, along with a brief narrative description of 1986 trends. For each institution, information is provided on the bargaining agent, unit size, the year the current agent was elected, the year…

Data on 1984 faculty bargaining agents and collective bargaining agreements in public and private U.S. and Canadian colleges are presented, along with a brief narrative description of 1984 trends. For each institution, information is provided on the bargaining agent, unit size, the year the current agent was elected, the year the initial contract…

Data on 1985 faculty bargaining agents and collective bargaining agreements in public and private U.S. and Canadian colleges are presented, along with a brief narrative description of 1985 trends. For each institution, information is provided on the bargaining agent, unit size, the year the current agent was elected, the year the initial contract…

The "Yeshiva debate" over the nature of faculty governance will continue to rage within academe. Unions will argue that faculties must bargain collectively with or without the protection of NLRB legislation; small private colleges may submit that they cannot afford bargaining costs and refuse to bargain. (MSE)

The directory begins with a summary of unionization activities among college faculty for the 1989 calendar year. It is concluded that there were no significant events in academic collective bargaining during the year, with faculty unions concentrating resources on servicing their members and preserving affiliations. The faculty contracts and…

Employee Involvement Schemes (EIS) are modeled after Western European worker participation models. These are grounded in collaborative labor relations and encourage employees to participate in work place decision-making. If employees, as the term is defined in the National Labor Relations Act, take part in EIS decision-making processes, they may…

The directory presents data obtained from a 1989 survey resulting in responses from 2190 college campuses concerning unionization among their approximately 250,000 non-faculty personnel. An introductory essay describes the background of the study and notes such findings as the existence of non-faculty bargaining agreements at 775 campuses, with…

Developments that have occurred in faculty collective bargaining and governance since the Supreme Court decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) v. Yeshiva University are examined, along with the legal framework of the case. The ruling held that the entire faculty at Yeshiva University was managerial and, thus, not entitled to bargain…

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…