Faculty and Graduate-Student Strife Over Job Issues Flares on Many Campuses.

Leatherman, Courtney; Magner, Denise K.

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ERIC Number: EJ537852

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Publication Date: 1996

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Faculty and Graduate-Student Strife Over Job Issues Flares on Many Campuses.

Leatherman, Courtney; Magner, Denise K.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n14 pA12-A14 Nov 29 1996

Conflicts in many states between administrators and disgruntled college employees have led to a surge of labor activism in academe, including strikes and protests, votes to unionize, disputes over evaluation and compensation, and court litigation. Conflicts involve teaching assistants, adjunct faculty, and tenured faculty alike. (MSE)

Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship, Faculty College Relationship, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Labor Problems, Student College Relationship, Teacher Strikes, Teaching Assistants, Tenure, Trend Analysis, Unions, Work Environment

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