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Taup's 50-Year Collective Bargaining Story, Arthur Hochner
Taup's 50-Year Collective Bargaining Story, Arthur Hochner
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
In the half-century history of faculty collective bargaining at Temple University, the Temple Association of University Professionals has faced numerous challenges. As a union leader for 31 of those years, I took part in many contract negotiations with tough-minded management representatives, including two long strikes. As universities have shifted away from tenure-track faculty toward more contingent ones, both full- and part-time, TAUP has made key adjustments and has grown. While I am now retired from Temple and the union, my successors continue to maintain faculty voice.
Shared Governance And Academic Collective Bargaining In American Higher Education: A Potential Model For U.S. Participation In The Global Experience Of Works Councils And Codetermination, Neil Bucklew, Christopher N. Ellison, Jeffery D. Houghton
Shared Governance And Academic Collective Bargaining In American Higher Education: A Potential Model For U.S. Participation In The Global Experience Of Works Councils And Codetermination, Neil Bucklew, Christopher N. Ellison, Jeffery D. Houghton
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
This paper examines shared governance traditions in U.S. higher education in the context of the global models of employee representation, including works councils and codetermination. The authors begin with an overview of global employee representation legislation and practices before contrasting these with U.S. labor law and traditions. The authors then examine the unique governance structure of U.S. higher education as a key exception to U.S. law and practice that may inform our understanding of the potential for these practices in U.S. organizations. The paper concludes by examining the implications of this example for public policy and employment practices in the …