In the last thirty-five years, higher education has become one of the most heavily unionized sectors in the United States, exceeded only by shipping, select heavy manufacturing, communication, and professional sports. Unionization in traditional blue-collar industries has declined, which is why industrial unions like the United Auto Workers (UAW)…

Examined unionization trends and outcomes among graduate students: where and why they have organized and whether unionization has affected student-mentor relationships. Uncovered several implications for institutional and departmental autonomy, student-mentor relationships, and labor relations outcomes. (EV)

The corrective disciplinary process in a unionized institution must take into account the possibility that an employee has the right to challenge corrective discipline. For this reason, corrective discipline must be administered to withstand challenge. Four steps involved in corrective discipline are identified: verbal warning, written warning,…

Managing employee grievances at unionized institutions requires standardizing policies and procedures; processing grievances is costly, and mistakes can result in unfavorable court decisions. Steps are outlined for administrators handling grievances at various stages in the process, and a sample grievance form is given. (MSE)

The principles of collective bargaining, the factors leading to its rise, differences in the public and private sectors of higher education, and the emergence of collective bargaining as a source of faculty activism are reviewed. (MSE)

Discusses the relationship between demographic/institutional variables and collective bargaining outcomes as measured by the strength of contractual clauses concerning long-range planning, retrenchment, appointment, promotion, nonrenewal, and tenure. Finds unions' ability to represent membership strongly related to region, institutional size, age…

A study was conducted to assess the extent to which faculty associations in two-year colleges have penetrated certain management functions or rights, to determine the impact of academic unions on traditional "faculty rights," and to develop predictors of the extent of faculty association penetration into management areas. The study involved an…

Describes the objectives, methods, and design of a study conducted to assess the extent to which faculty associations have taken on certain management functions or rights, and to determine the impact of faculty unions on the traditional professional prerogatives of the faculty. (DMM)

Collective bargaining in higher education can no longer be characterized as a truly new phenomenon. Presently, one out of every four faculty and professional staff, or approximately 120,000 individuals (two-thirds of whom work in four-year colleges), are members of a labor organization. The literature on the topic has evolved from anecdotal…