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Academic freedom, Collective bargaining, Equity and social justice, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Universities and the academic mission

The parties agree that… The role of collective bargaining in advancing university goals

Michelle Webber and Linda Rose-Krasnor

Universities play a vital role in society and the principles of academic freedom, tenure, equity, and institutional autonomy are foundational to their […]

Collective bargaining, Contract faculty, Equity and social justice, Faculty associations

How the government restricts free and fair collective bargaining: An examination of faculty bargaining history as constrained by the “Ontario Labour Relations Act”

Donna Gray

Looking back over half a century of bargaining by university faculty and librarians, it is clear that not all academics have seen […]

Collective bargaining, Equity and social justice, Ethics

Advancing equity and fairness through collective bargaining

Geoffrey L. Hudson

Building more equitable and diverse universities is vital, but it can be challenging. By integrating equity into their bargaining process and prioritizing […]

Collective bargaining, Faculty associations, Libraries

Pushing ahead: Advancing collective bargaining rights in the library

Jennifer Dekker

Well-resourced libraries are core to advancing the goals of the academy and the work of faculty and students. Often overlooked due to […]

Collective bargaining, Contract faculty, Equity and social justice

Bargaining in the shadow of BC’s Public Sector Employers’ Council

Annabree Fairweather

For three decades, the wages, benefits, and language British Columbia’s faculty associations are able to negotiate have been restricted by the government. […]

Collective bargaining, Faculty associations, Health and safety, Politics, Public policy

Coronavirus crisis poses risks and opportunities for unions

Larry Savage, Brock University and Simon Black, Brock University

Two health-care workers arrive at a walk-in COVID-19 test clinic in Montréal on March 23, 2020. Unionized nurses are among those on […]

Collective bargaining, Performance assessment, Politics, Public policy

Mike Harris’s ‘common sense’ attack on Ontario schools is back — and so are teachers’ strikes

Stephanie Chitpin, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Susan Hoenhous and other teachers of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario participate in a full withdrawal of services strike in Toronto […]

Collective bargaining, Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Funding

Capitalist creep on campus: the largest, quietest privatisation in UK history – it’s why we’re striking

Martin Parker, University of Bristol

Pexels For the next week and a half, many UK university lecturers will be on strike again, but who outside of academia […]

Collective bargaining, Corporatization and commercialization, Politics, Universities and the academic mission

University strikes in the UK: Why they’re happening and what you need to know

Heather Connolly, University of Leicester

shutterstock/Ray Morgan Eight days of strike action announced by academics will run November 25 until December 4. After that, industrial action will […]

Collective bargaining, Public policy