Most faculty collective bargaining agreements now require supplemental compensation for the performance of any duty that is in addition to what is defined as the normal teaching load for college faculty. Virtually all agreements state very clearly what a basic faculty load is, and all other services are thus defined or designated as overload or…

An analysis of higher education collective bargaining agreements reveals that the question of faculty productivity is addressed almost exclusively in terms of workload, with the emphasis on efforts that are quantifiable. These workloads are defined in terms of minimums and maximums. Typically each agreement defines in specific terms what the…