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The Gig Academy: Naming The Problem And Identifying Solutions, Daniel T. Scott, Adrianna J. Kezar May 2021

The Gig Academy: Naming The Problem And Identifying Solutions, Daniel T. Scott, Adrianna J. Kezar

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Over the past few decades, workers (staff, faculty, postdocs, graduate students) in higher education face working conditions and employer relationships that are increasingly similar and exploitative. Higher education has seen the implementation, spread, and refinement of technologies of labor exploitation that have proliferated in the broader economy often termed the gig economy. In this article, we posit and articulate the features of the Gig Academy – a unique iteration of the gig economy. We first describe the shifts in employment structures that make up the Gig Academy. We then describe how this transformation of the academy has eroded community, shared …


Post-Pandemic Collective Bargaining In Higher Education: An Irresistible Force Meeting And Immovable Object?, James Ottavio Castagnera May 2021

Post-Pandemic Collective Bargaining In Higher Education: An Irresistible Force Meeting And Immovable Object?, James Ottavio Castagnera

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Rider and the AAUP were last at the table for a full-fledged renegotiation of their contract during the summer of 2017.The bargaining was concessionary, as my university --- like so many small-to-medium sized private colleges --- struggled with a looming deficit. Last year, no doubt, the union and its members looked forward to a return to the table with high hopes of recuperating some of those 2017 concessions. But, as Humphrey Bogart once famously observed, fate took a hand.


A Different Set Of Rules? Nlrb Proposed Rule Making And Student Worker Unionization Rights, William A. Herbert, Joseph Van Der Naald Mar 2020

A Different Set Of Rules? Nlrb Proposed Rule Making And Student Worker Unionization Rights, William A. Herbert, Joseph Van Der Naald

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This article presents data, precedent, and empirical evidence relevant to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposal to issue a new rule to exclude graduate assistants and other student employees from coverage under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The analysis in three parts. First, the authors show through an analysis of information from other federal agencies that the adoption of the proposed NLRB rule would exclude over 81,000 graduate assistants on private campuses from the right to unionize and engage in collective bargaining. Second, the article presents a legal history from the past half-century about unionization of student employees …


The History Books Tell It? Collective Bargaining In Higher Education In The 1940s, William A. Herbert Jan 2018

The History Books Tell It? Collective Bargaining In Higher Education In The 1940s, William A. Herbert

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This article presents a history of unionization and collective bargaining in higher education during and just after World War II, decades before the establishment of statutory frameworks for labor representation. It examines the collective bargaining program adopted by the University of Illinois in 1945, along with contracts negotiated at other institutions, which demonstrated support for employee self-organization. It will also presents counter-examples of institutions using the courts and congressional investigators to defeat unionization efforts. . Lastly, the article will examine the role of United Public Workers of America (UPWA) and its predecessor unions in organizing and negotiating on behalf of …


Panel Handout: Microaggressions And Implicit Bias On Campus - Microaggression Theory: A Selected Bibliography 2016, Barbara Diamond Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Microaggressions And Implicit Bias On Campus - Microaggression Theory: A Selected Bibliography 2016, Barbara Diamond

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Microaggressions And Implicit Bias On Campus - Implicit Bias: A Selected Biography 2016, Barbara Diamond Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Microaggressions And Implicit Bias On Campus - Implicit Bias: A Selected Biography 2016, Barbara Diamond

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Microaggressionsand Implicit Bias On Campus - Microaggressions And Disability, Barbara Diamond Oct 2016

Workshop: Microaggressionsand Implicit Bias On Campus - Microaggressions And Disability, Barbara Diamond

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Dual Credit And Enrollment Issues At Community Colleges - A Case Study: Erie Community College, Kristin Klein Wheaton Oct 2016

Panel: Dual Credit And Enrollment Issues At Community Colleges - A Case Study: Erie Community College, Kristin Klein Wheaton

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Dual Credit And Enrollment Issues At Community Colleges, Alec Thomson Oct 2016

Panel: Dual Credit And Enrollment Issues At Community Colleges, Alec Thomson

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Best Practices In Arbitration Of Higher Education Issues, Rosemary Townley Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Best Practices In Arbitration Of Higher Education Issues, Rosemary Townley

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Year In Higher Education, Jerry Cutler Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Year In Higher Education, Jerry Cutler

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Pensions And Health Insurance Savings For Contingent Faculty, William Shimer Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Pensions And Health Insurance Savings For Contingent Faculty, William Shimer

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates - Rutgers And Aaup Post-Doc Cba Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates - Rutgers And Aaup Post-Doc Cba

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates - The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates - The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates - Breaking The Silence: The Unionization Of Post-Doctorate Workers At The University Of California, Sayil Camacho, Robert Rhoads Oct 2016

Panel: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates - Breaking The Silence: The Unionization Of Post-Doctorate Workers At The University Of California, Sayil Camacho, Robert Rhoads

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates, Karen Rosenberg Oct 2016

Panel: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates, Karen Rosenberg

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates, Sayil Camacho, Jerome Kukor, Amy Lee, Karen Rosenberg Oct 2016

Panel: Collective Bargaining Issues Concerning Post-Doctorates, Sayil Camacho, Jerome Kukor, Amy Lee, Karen Rosenberg

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Annual Legal Update (2016), Aaron Nisenson Oct 2016

Annual Legal Update (2016), Aaron Nisenson

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Best Practices In Labor-Management Committees In Higher Education, Sally Klingel Oct 2016

Workshop: Best Practices In Labor-Management Committees In Higher Education, Sally Klingel

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Transforming The Collective Bargaining Process At Florida Gulf Coast University, Elizabeth Elliott Oct 2016

Panel: Transforming The Collective Bargaining Process At Florida Gulf Coast University, Elizabeth Elliott

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Discrimination And Harassment Issues In Higher Education, Jason Walta Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Discrimination And Harassment Issues In Higher Education, Jason Walta

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Discrimination And Harassment Issues In Higher Education, Jill Rosenberg Oct 2016

Panel: Discrimination And Harassment Issues In Higher Education, Jill Rosenberg

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Discrimination And Harassment Issues In Higher Education - Recent Tenure Discrimination Federal Court Decisions, Merrick Rossein Oct 2016

Panel: Discrimination And Harassment Issues In Higher Education - Recent Tenure Discrimination Federal Court Decisions, Merrick Rossein

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: Discrimination And Harassment Issues In Higher Education - Law And Litigation, Merrick Rossein Oct 2016

Panel: Discrimination And Harassment Issues In Higher Education - Law And Litigation, Merrick Rossein

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: The Impact Of Faculty Unit Composition On Collective Bargaining, Robin Sowards Oct 2016

Panel Handout: The Impact Of Faculty Unit Composition On Collective Bargaining, Robin Sowards

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Collective Bargaining At Academic Medical Centers - Cba University Of Medicine And Dentistry In Nj And Njea Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Collective Bargaining At Academic Medical Centers - Cba University Of Medicine And Dentistry In Nj And Njea

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Collective Bargaining At Academic Medical Centers - University Of Connecticut Health Center Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Collective Bargaining At Academic Medical Centers - University Of Connecticut Health Center

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: State Of Public Pensions And Its Impact On Collective Bargaining, Elliot Susseles Oct 2016

Panel: State Of Public Pensions And Its Impact On Collective Bargaining, Elliot Susseles

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel: State Of Public Pensions And Its Impact On Collective Bargaining, Diane Oakley Oct 2016

Panel: State Of Public Pensions And Its Impact On Collective Bargaining, Diane Oakley

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Panel Handout: Career Technical Education For The Future - Ca Community Colleges: Task Force On Workforce, Job Creation, And A Strong Economy Oct 2016

Panel Handout: Career Technical Education For The Future - Ca Community Colleges: Task Force On Workforce, Job Creation, And A Strong Economy

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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