From the AAUP (National) website:
Academic collective bargaining includes the unionization of all sectors of the higher-education workforce—from tenure-line faculty to graduate student employees, and from academic professionals to support staff.
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Actual contracts from other Ohio universities -- http://ocaaup.org/chapters.php
For more straight talk about faculty unions and the AAUP please see http://OUaaup.org/
Our Situation at Ohio University
Today, our role in the academic mission of Ohio University seems precarious.
Senate resolutions are routinely ignored, promises of salary increases take shape as de facto pay cuts, the administration dips into our healthcare fund to mend shortfalls elsewhere in the budget, the Provost is reclassified as an administrative officer instead of chief academic officer, the Faculty Handbook is followed only after a showdown.... The list goes on.
Our primary responsibilities as teachers, scholars, scientists, and artists can't be separated from the security of our livelihoods.
Our Mission:
OU-AAUP works for the betterment of Ohio University through the protection of Faculty rights and responsibilities, thereby promoting the best possible learning environment for our students and best possible working environment for the faculty.
Our position in detail>>
Detailed Position Papers
These papers were originally fliers,
emails, or letters to editors written by our members. They are no
less relevant now than when they were written and may contain
information, statistics, and links you'll find useful.
"Collective Bargaining: Where Do We Stand?"
Contains some nuts & bolts
information about how faculty form unions and what's the purpose of
those cards you've seen.
"Who's Bargaining For You Now?"
Provides some examples of decisions
the administration makes without faculty input or transparency: this
would change immediately with collective bargaining.
"Where Does the Faculty Find Authority?"
Offers recent and egregious
examples from Winter 2009 of why truly shared governance should matter
to every faculty member.
"A Force For Positive Change"
Highlights some advantages won by
collective bargaining at other universities, while at OU only senior
administrators get quick and generous satisfaction.
"The Myth of Mediocrity"
Dispels specious claims the unions turn
faculty into poor teachers, lazy researchers, and bad artists.
"Collective Bargaining Dues: How Much Do They Cost? Why Pay Them?"
Makes the case for why AAUP dues are worth every penny.
"Collective Bargaining at O.U.'s Peer Institutions"
Points out that
even among our university's "aspirational" or "presidential peers,"
those faculty who are allowed to be unionized usually are.
"Collective Bargaining Can Protect Salaries and Healthcare"
"Strength, Wisdom, and Vitality in the National Organization"
Letter from a member about how AAUP continues to promote and protect academic freedom in the 21st century.
National AAUP policy documents and reports
Discussions
Links: other blogs and news sources
