UNIONIZED PROFESSIONALS AND BARGAINING PRIORITIES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS

SAHAB DAYAL

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DOI: 10.2190/P056-R028-7WAQ-DK5Y

Abstract

Increasing unionization among university professors has been studied from several perspectives. This paper examines the hypothesis that faculty in higher education, once incorporated into the collective bargaining process, will seek to expand the scope of contract negotiations to include "professional" concerns such as academic freedom, tenure and reappointment procedures and criteria, and teaching load. Results of empirical investigation into the attitudes and perceptions of professors at Central Michigan University, reported in this paper, not only support the hypothesis but also offer strong evidence that the preference for satisfying professional objectives does not come at the expense of economic goals.

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