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Journal
Journal of Collective Negotiations
ISSN
2167-7816 (print) 2167-7824 (electronic)
Volume
18
Issue
1
Date
3/1/1989

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Title
SHIFT IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
DOI
10.2190/JWBG-4JCM-RNDN-D3AE
Author
GWEN B. WILLIAMS AND PERRY A. ZIRKEL
Online Date
05/09/2002

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SHIFT IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

GWEN B. WILLIAMS AND PERRY A. ZIRKEL

DOI: 10.2190/JWBG-4JCM-RNDN-D3AE

Abstract

From the emergence of collective bargaining in higher education in the early 1970s to the present time, there has been a shift in bargaining issues within faculty contracts. Initially, the most important factor which caused faculty to embrace collective bargaining was monetary compensation. However in the mid-1970s, the focus of faculty bargaining shifted toward personnel and governance issues. Faculties wanted to strengthen their job security as well as to gain greater access to policy-making power and autonomy. Current research reveals an extension of the union agenda to include academic issues within contracts. This paper surveys the literature and reveals a shift from economic issues to personnel and governance issues, and most recently to academic issues.

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