Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Cloud
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Association

The junior faculty association

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 933
Author(s):  
Melvyn H. Schreiber
Keyword(s):  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Faculty Association

scholarly journals Faculty Unionization and Salary Differentials in Ontario Universities

1987 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-25
Author(s):  
Michael L. Skolnik ◽  
Geraldine Woodford
Keyword(s):  
Average Salary ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Faculty Unions ◽  
Faculty Unionization ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Salary Increase ◽  
Faculty Association ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores the impact of unionization on salary differentials among Ontario universities by comparing the trends in average salaries between those institutions which have certified bargaining units and those which do not. The principal time period considered is from 1975, when the first Ontario university became certified, to 1983, three years after the most recent faculty association to become certified did so. The age-adjusted average salary increase for the unionized institutions was found to be only about two per cent greater than for the nonunionized group. As well, other data presented led to the conclusion that unionization has not had a significant impact upon relative salary structures in Ontario universities. This conclusion is qualified by noting that certification may not be an effective indicator of unionization, that the presence of unions in some universities may have influenced the salary behaviour of the nonunionized institutions, and that the potential influence of faculty unions was constrained by wage controls and funding limits during the period under investigation.

scholarly journals Toward a Sociological Theory of Labour Relations

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-77
Author(s):  
Carl Garry
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Voluntary Associations ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Voluntary Association ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Faculty Union ◽  
Faculty Association ◽  
Major Factors

During the 1970's unionization among professional employees in Canada has increased and this trend has been evident among university faculty members. The case study of unionization of faculty at "Eastview University" shows that the literature of voluntary associations and consideration of the historical, political and economic environment of unionization is relevant to the study of unionization in Canada. The literature of labour relations has emphasized economic considerations and been dominated by practitioners. The case study shows that the university's faculty association was an expressive type of voluntary association. Changes in the university's environment led to increased pressures on faculty members and they experienced a sense of powerlessness. The faculty association became a faculty union, an instrumental association. Both faculty association and faculty union performed functions common to voluntary associations, conferring status and integrating the group. Economic factors were not the major factors for unionization at Eastview and the socio-psychological factors of insecurity and lack of full status as professionals were more influential. Further consideration of socio-psychological factors, following the model given in the article, will lead to fuller understanding of unionization and the role of professionals in bureaucracies.

My Campus Administration, Faculty Association, Senate, and Me

2020 ◽  
pp. 187-210
Author(s):  
Peter Wylie
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Administration ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Academic Bullying ◽  
Faculty Association ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter recounts recent experiences of the author with the University of British Columbia (UBC), its Faculty Association (FA), this association's relationship with the author's campus administration at UBC Okanagan campus (UBCO), and the relationship of the campus administration with the senate of the campus. The chapter is a case study of academic mobbing. The author's targeting, exclusion, and ostracism is fully documented in the chapter and fully explained by the concepts of academic bullying, harassment, and mobbing. It is a case study of where an elected union representative of faculty members and an elected senator was targeted, excluded, and ostracized by the powers that be in the union and university administration, working in collusion and complicity.

scholarly journals Sessional Contract Faculty, Unionization, and Academic Freedom

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Stephanie Ross ◽  
Larry Savage ◽  
James Watson
Keyword(s):  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Bargaining Unit ◽  
Non Union ◽  
Faculty Unionization ◽  
Union Status ◽  
University Policies ◽  
Faculty Association ◽  
The Relationship

This article explores the relationship between unionization and academic freedom protections for sessional faculty in Ontario universities. Specifically, we compare university policies and contract provisions with a view to determining whether unionized sessionals hired on a per-course basis have stronger academic freedom protections than their non-union counterparts. We then explore whether particular kinds of bargaining unit structures are more conducive to achieving stronger academic freedom provisions. Finally, we consider whether academic freedom can be exercised effectively by sessionals, whether unionized or not. We conclude that unionization does help to produce stronger academic freedom protections for sessionalfaculty and that faculty association bargaining unit structures are most likely to help deliver this outcome. We further conclude that academic freedom is difficult to exercise for sessional faculty, regardless of union status, but that unionization offers greater protections for sessionals facing repercussions as a result of asserting their academic freedom.

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