Faculty Unionism Research Articles

Interunion conflict and the evolution of faculty unionism in Canada

This article explores the role of interunion conflict in the rise and evolution of faculty unionism in Canada. We argue that competition and tension between the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in the early 1970s played a key role in driving professors’ support for the certification of independent faculty associations. Moreover, we contend that a parochial, sectionalist, and craft-like brand of faculty unionism remained dominant in Canada until the 2000s, when external forces and the rise of the neoliberal university convinced CAUT’s leadership to broaden the tent in terms of membership and embrace an enlarged notion of solidarity in an effort to better defend terms and conditions of work for university teachers.

대학교원의 단결권 보장과 법적 쟁점

This article explores the right to organize and the establishment of the faculty union. In 2018, the Constitutional Court decided that the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Trade Unions of Teachers that does not allow university students to establish trade unions was unconstitutional. The purpose of this paper is to look at various legal issues that may arise from the revision of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Trade Unions of Teachers.BR This paper deals with a variety of issues including the establishment of trade unions, the scope of membership of trade unions, units of collective bargaining and personnel of collective bargaining and disputes, concentrating on the faculty unionism in the private sector.

Attitudes towards Faculty Unions and Collective Bargaining in American and Canadian Universities

This study analyzes attitudes towards faculty unions and collective bargaining among faculty and administrators in the United States and Canada. This is the first study which compares support for unionization and collective bargaining in American and Canadian universities among faculty members and administrators. The main research question is: Which factors are the determinants of attitudes towards faculty unions and collective bargaining in American and Canadian universities and colleges? Our hypotheses are that cultural, institutional, political, positional, socio-economic, and academic factors are significant predictors of support for faculty unionization. The academics in Canada are likely to be more supportive of faculty unionism compared to their American counterparts because of differences in national political cultures. Institutional and political factors are also likely to affect such views. This study uses comparative and regression analyses of data from the 1999 North American Academic Study Survey to examine attitudes towards unions and collective bargaining among faculty and administrators in the United States and Canada. The analysis shows that Canadian academics are more supportive of faculty unions and collective bargaining than their American counterparts. These results provide support to the political culture hypothesis. However, the study shows that institutional, political, positional, socio-economic and academic factors are also important in many cases. A faculty bargaining agent on campus is positively associated with favorable views of faculty unions and collective bargaining among American professors and with administrators’ support for collective bargaining in both countries. Administrators’ opposition is also important, in particular, for attitudes of Canadian faculty. Professors are more pro-union than administrators in both countries. Income, gender, race, age, religion, and academic field, are significant determinants of attitudes of faculty and administrators in the US and Canada in certain cases.

The Salary Effect of Faculty Unionism in Canada

The Salary Effect of Faculty Unionism in Canada

The Salary Effect of Faculty Unionism in Canada

Despite the fact that the faculty at most universities in Canada are organized, there has been little investigation of the impact of unionization on Canadian faculty compensation. The results of this analysis of data collected from Statistics Canada publications and other sources for the period 1972–91 suggest an average salary premium of between 2% and 3% for faculty belonging to a certified bargaining unit, compared to nonunionized faculty. So-called “special plans,” private agreements under which faculty associations annually negotiate salaries and other terms of employment but are denied the right to strike, appear to have had a similar effect on salaries.

Determinants of Faculty Voting Behavior in Union Representation Elections: A Multivariate Model

A model of faculty unionism that integrates a diverse set of factors representing various perspectives on voting behavior in unionization drives was developed. This model was then tested using data obtained from faculty in three institutions of higher education simultaneously undergoing collective bargaining elections. The study results suggest that work context, socio-political beliefs, general attitudes toward unions, perceptions of union instrumentality at one’s own workplace, and pay are strong determinants of faculty voting behavior. Union instrumentality perception was the single largest determinant of the vote. The model had strong predictive power.

Determinants of faculty voting behavior in union representation elections: A multivariate model

A model of faculty unionism that integrates a diverse set of factors representing various perspectives on voting behavior in unionization drives was developed. This model was then tested using data obtained from faculty in three institutions of higher education simultaneously undergoing collective bargaining elections. The study results suggest that work context, socio-political beliefs, general attitudes toward unions, perceptions of union instrumentality at one's own workplace, and pay are strong determinants of faculty voting behavior. Union instrumentality perception was the single largest determinant of the vote. The model had strong predictive power.

Investigating the causal association between unionism and organizational effectiveness

In an earlier study, a negative relationship was found between faculty unionism and organizational effectiveness in colleges and universities. No research, however, has ever investigated potential causality in this relationship, that is, whether ineffectiveness leads to unionism or whether unionism leads to ineffectiveness. This study relies on assessments of organizational effectiveness in a sample of 4-year institutions in 1976, 1980, and 1983 to investigate the potential causal directionality of these two factors. The results of the analyses suggest that ineffectiveness leads to unionism, but that once unionized, organizational effectiveness does not seem to improve.

Faculty Satisfaction with Pay and Other Job Dimensions Under Union and Nonunion Conditions

This study examines the relationship of faculty unionism on satisfaction with pay and other job dimensions. Union faculty were more satisfied with their pay than were nonunion faculty. Other signif...

Representation elections in higher education: Occurrence and outcomes

This study examines factors related to the occurrence of union representation elections in four-year universities and colleges and the outcomes of those elections (i.e., whether or not faculty opt for collective bargaining). In general, the results indicate that the probability of union victory in an election depends on economic conditions, the structural characteristics of the institution, and union density in higher education. For the most part, however, such indicators of institutional vulnerability are not found to be significant determinants of election occurrences. A major implication of this study is that there is a need to investigate more thoroughly the intraorganizational processes of faculty unions with regard to the allocation of organizing resources in order to understand the spread of faculty unionism. It is also suggested that the findings of this study may cast light on the growth of unionism in other white-collar and professional sectors.

Investigating the Causal Association Between Unionism and Organizational Effectiveness

In an earlier study, a negative relationship was found between faculty unionism and organizational effectiveness in colleges and universities. No research, however, has ever investigated potential causality in this relationship, that is, whether ineffectiveness leads to unionism or whether unionism leads to ineffectiveness. This study relies on assessments of organizational effectiveness in a sample of 4-year institutions in 1976, 1980, and 1983 to investigate the potential causal directionality of these two factors. The results of the analyses suggest that ineffectiveness leads to unionism, but that once unionized, organizational effectiveness does not seem to improve.

The Relationship Between Faculty Unionism and Organizational Effectiveness.

In a study of colleges and universities, unionized institutions are found to be less effective than nonunionized institutions on eight of nine dimensions of effectiveness. Statistically significant...

The Relationship Between Faculty Unionism and Organizational Effectiveness

In a study of colleges and universities, unionized institutions are found to be less effective than nonunionized institutions on eight of nine dimensions of effectiveness. Statistically significant...

Faculty Unions and the Strike Weapon

The rapid growth of unionization on university and college campuses throughout the United States has given rise to a considerable body of commentary and research.' The concern has sometimes been expressed that faculty unionism may lead to the eclipse of academic freedom, the bureaucratization of academic affairs, and the end of faculty professionalism [15]. Comparative studies of the character and development of faculty unions in differing legal and institutional environments [4, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15] have helped move us beyond such ungrounded generalizations about unionism as a whole toward an understanding of the ways in which the character and impacts of faculty unions are linked to the contexts in which the unions operate. The degree of union militancy, professionalism, and involvement in substantive issues of academic governance have all been shown to vary widely. Studies of faculty unionism in foreign contexts would also be useful additions to this line of analysis since they would highlight the impact of distinctive national institutional contexts on unionism. However, few such scholarly studies have appeared of late.2 This paper seeks to contribute to the comparative study of

Faculty Unionism: The First Ten Years

The record of faculty collective bargaining in four year colleges and universities for the past decade shows that about one-eighth of all institutions have been organized. The proportion rises to about 30 percent in public institutions. Unionism is highly concentrated in public institutions, in the 22 jurisdictions where state bargaining laws have been in effect for a substantial period—only about 27 institutions remain unorganized in these states. Growth has been slowing in recent years and there is little to indicate a significant increase in the future unless the public employee bargaining movement resumes its growth and additional states enact supportive laws. While the number of elections has been declining, the percentage of rejections of unionism has been rising in public institutions and falling in private institutions in recent years. Faculty unionism appears to have increased centralization in decisionmaking, bureaucratization of administration at all levels, led to more open personnel processes, and introduced some elements of an appeal system while having inconclusive effects on compensation.

Faculty Union Activity In Higher Education‐1977

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and SocietyVolume 17, Issue 1 p. 117-118 Faculty Union Activity In Higher Education-1977 JOSEPH W. GARBARINO, JOSEPH W. GARBARINO *Director and Staff Associate, Faculty Unionism Project, Institute of Business and Economic Research, University of California, Berkeley. The Project is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSearch for more papers by this authorJOHN LAWLER, JOHN LAWLER *Director and Staff Associate, Faculty Unionism Project, Institute of Business and Economic Research, University of California, Berkeley. The Project is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSearch for more papers by this author JOSEPH W. GARBARINO, JOSEPH W. GARBARINO *Director and Staff Associate, Faculty Unionism Project, Institute of Business and Economic Research, University of California, Berkeley. The Project is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSearch for more papers by this authorJOHN LAWLER, JOHN LAWLER *Director and Staff Associate, Faculty Unionism Project, Institute of Business and Economic Research, University of California, Berkeley. The Project is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1978 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232X.1978.tb00121.x Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. Volume17, Issue1February 1978Pages 117-118 RelatedInformation

Administrators' Attitudes Toward Faculty Unionism

Administrators' Attitudes Toward Faculty Unionism

Faculty Union Activity in Higher Education‐1975

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and SocietyVolume 15, Issue 1 p. 119-120 Faculty Union Activity in Higher Education-1975 JOSEPH W. GARBARINO, JOSEPH W. GARBARINO *Director, Faculty Unionism Project and Professor of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley. The Project is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSearch for more papers by this author JOSEPH W. GARBARINO, JOSEPH W. GARBARINO *Director, Faculty Unionism Project and Professor of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley. The Project is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1976 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232X.1976.tb00629.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume15, Issue1February 1976Pages 119-120 RelatedInformation

Faculty Unionism and Collegial Decision-Making

Faculty Unionism and Collegial Decision-Making

Faculty unionism has soared in the past eight years

The result of all these changes and pressures, Garbarino says, has been a perceived threat at many to the influence of faculty members over educational policy and programs, and over matters affecting their own status and achievements. For instance, a credible threat to tenure, the academic version of job security, may be the most important single cause of unionization, he notes. In response, professors have unionized to increase their influence and pursue their goals more aggressively. Unionism is largely a phenomenon of public higher education (despite the generally worse financial condition of private schools). Only 2% of all private are organized, whereas about 23% of public schools are. (Garbarino's explanation: there have been far fewer environmental and institutional changes and pressures felt at private schools.) The Berkeley professor cites two strongholds of faculty unionism. One is public multi-institutional state systems, which include many emerging institutions an...