Faculty unions are an important part of the current higher
education landscape, particularly in the public sector. Yet, the
rise of unionism among university faculties during the 1960's and
1970's was an unexpected development that clashed with many
assumptions about academic life. Amid campus tensions, economic
crisis and state political controversies, the faculties of the
Universities of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island were
among those joining ranks of organized labor during that era. This
book follows the documentary record of faculty unionization at
these New England universities to explore how and why unionization
came about.
As the book reveals, faculty unionization can be much more than
the simple result of local controversies. When examined in light of
the surrounding political and economic environment, a complex
picture emerges. On these New England campuses, the process invoked
the participation of many actors. Faculties, administrations,
boards, state political leaders, and national associations all
played a part in shaping the course of events, sometimes in
unexpected and unintended ways. Gordon B. Arnold places these
events in context, providing a 35-year overview of faculty
unionism, and locating faculty unionization within the broader
realm of organized labor and the rise of public sector collective
bargaining.
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