The unionization of instructional workers is a central feature of U.S. higher education, with more than a quarter of those teaching college classes covered by collectively bargained contracts. Though dated, the best existing numbers indicate that more than 430,000 faculty members, graduate students, and related personnel are in bargaining units;…

In this report, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) takes a close look at the governance of the teaching profession and finds that state legislators and other state-level policymakers crafting state laws and regulation, not those bargaining at the local level, decide some of the most important rules governing the teaching profession.…

This agreement between Temple University and the Temple Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covers the period July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1976. Articles of the agreement cover recognition, definitions, salaries, fringe benefits, workload, tenure procedures, termination of service of faculty, promotions; appointment,…

Presented in this document is the agreement between the Board of Junior College District No. 532 County of Lake and State of Illinois and the College of Lake County Local United Professions Association for the period from 1972-73. Covered in the articles of agreement are sections on negotiation procedures, leaves of absence, school calendar, use…

Explores the aspects of campus collective bargaining -- issues, causes favoring unionization, benefits to be gained, and results to date. (Author)

Structural reform in higher education collective bargaining is examined in these conference proceedings, along with recent state bargaining legislation, and legal, union, and management views concerning sex discrimination in higher education. The 19 article topics and authors include: the problem of reshaping the fringe package (Claude Campbell);…

Comparative information on faculty salaries, fringe benefits, and related practices, reported in tabular form, comprises this report which covers all New York state community colleges including those where employees have not organized into formal negotiating units. Most items presented deal with contractual provisions, although some represent…

This agreement was made and entered into as of April 9, 1974 by and between Monmouth College, West Long Branch, New Jersey; and the Faculty Association of Monmouth College, a corporation of the state of New Jersey. The agreement is in effect until June 30, 1976. Articles of the agreement include sections covering: academic rank; equal employment;…

This agreement was made on December 18, 1974 between Wagner College and the Wagner College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Articles of the agreement include: guarantee of rights, academic ranks, faculty work, faculty appointments, professional evaluation, tenure, dismissal, powers of the faculty, academic departments,…

This agreement is in effect from September 19, 1974 until July 1, 1975. Articles of the agreement cover: academic freedom, selection of deans, annual review of faculty, leaves of absence, faculty load, grievance procedures, salaries, fringe benefits, and faculty appointments. Appendixes include sections covering salaries, fringe benefits, summer…

This agreement, dated 1 September 1973, is effective until 31 August 1975. Articles of the agreement cover: administration-union relationships; academic freedom and responsibility; grievance and arbitration; Academic ranks; appointments; union activity; class size; personnel files; workload; salaries; fringe benefits; tenure and lay-offs; and…

This 1976 agreement between the trustees of Southeastern Massachusetts University and the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, includes articles covering: (1) faculty-trustee relations; (2) academic freedom; (3) governance; (4) appointments; (5) salary and fringe benefits; (6) professional librarians; (7) professional technicians; (8) working…

This agreement was made and entered into on June 4, 1974. Articles of the agreement include: recognition, board rights, association rights, student rights and freedom, academic freedom, faculty rights and responsibilities, working conditions, academic ranks, personnel policies, promotion, tenure, dismissals, termination and resignations, personnel…

This document presents the agreement between the Rhode Island Board of Regents and the University of Rhode Island American Association of University Professors. Articles of the agreement cover recognition; management rights; the university manual; department chairmen; nondiscrimination clause; consultation with president and commissioner; fringe…