Faculty Governance and Collective Bargaining

Abstract

A common generalization concerning the impact of faculty bargaining has been that traditional modes of faculty participation, particularly the institution-wide or system-wide governing bodies, will deteriorate in competition with the collective bargaining process. This paper examines the developing interactions between bargaining agents, senates, and administrations at four-year institutions bargaining for the longest period of time, and suggests that there are a number of patterns evolving for faculty participation in decision-making under collective bargaining which do not necessarily lead to the demise of traditional procedures.