This case study provides an analytical description of a grievance appeals process in higher education as it actually operates under a particular collective bargaining agreement. The scope of the study was purposely limited to provide a thorough description of one aspect of collective bargaining in higher education. Sixteen research questions were…

A case study portrayal of the human dynamics of collective bargaining between the faculty and administration at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, a public university of 6,700 students whose faculty of 300 was represented by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Notes effects on people, policies, and decision-making…

Unionization of graduate students at the State University of New York since 1967 is chronicled, from graduate student employees' inclusion in faculty collective bargaining to establishment of a separate bargaining unit. Problems facing graduate student employee unions and likely future concerns are discussed briefly. (MSE)

An aggressive attempt to organize the faculty of the Pennsylvania State University system, in which the AAUP competed with the National Education Association, ended in a victory for "no agent." How the administration conducted itself, and the lessons to be learned from the experience are reported. (Author/LBH)

Collective bargaining is discussed as a means of resolving the retrenchment issue in future faculty employment problems using the University of Montana as a case study. Areas examined include: retirement, tenure, turnover, rank distribution, resource and position reallocation and financial exigency. (LC)

This case study part of the State Structures for the Governance of Higher Education study, focuses on governance and related issues in New York's higher education system. The study's overall purpose was to examine differences among states in their governance structures, and to determine if differences in performance were related to governing…