This publication contains 17 papers on the impact of collective bargaining on higher education over the past 20 years. The papers are grouped in four sections on the state of unions in higher education, individual and collective rights in the academy, bargaining in the trenches, and overviews of past and present legal issues. The papers are: (1) "Robust Unionism and Unions in Higher Education" by Arthur B. Shostak; (2) "Can Collective Bargaining Help Institutions During a Period of Constrained Resources?" by T. Edward Hollander; (3) "Is Unionization Compatible with Professionalism?" by David M. Rabban; (4) "Changes in the U.S. System of Industrial Relations: Its Impact on Collective Bargaining in Higher Education" by James P. Begin; (5) "Unions in a Battered Academy" by Irwin H. Polishook; (6) "The Impact of the Constitutionalization of Higher Education on Collective Bargaining: Individual Rights vs. Collective Action" by David H. Rosenbloom; (7) "Professional and Legal Limits to Academic Freedom" by Walter P. Metzger; (8) "Academic Freedom: Are There Permissive Parameters to Free Speech in the Academy?" by Timothy Healy; (9) "Peer Review and the Union: Hero or Hostage?" by Barbara A. Lee; (10) "When Collective Bargaining Fails: An Academic Perspective" by David Kuechle; (11) "When Collective Bargaining Fails: A Management Perspective" by Thomas M. Mannix; (12) "Collective Bargaining Is the Name of the Game" by David Newton; (13) "Dispute Resolution in Higher Education Collective Bargaining" by Norman G. Swenson; (14) "The Employee Health Care Cost Crisis" by Michael R. McGarvey; (15) "Seminal Legal Developments of the Past Twenty-Five Years Affecting Higher Education Collective Bargaining" by Ann H. Franke; (16) "Twenty-Five Years of Seminal Legal Developments in Higher Education Collective Bargaining" by Woodley B. Osborne; and (17) "Campus Bargaining and The Law: The Annual Update" by James Cowden. (JB).

This is one of the first compilations on collective bargaining in higher education reflecting the work of scholars, practitioners, and employer and union advocates. It offers a practical and comprehensive resource to higher education leaders responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining collective bargaining relationships with academic personnel. Offering views from an experienced and diverse group, this book explores how to manage relationships in collaborative, transparent, and equitable ways, best practices for meaningful outcome measures, and approaches for framing collective bargaining as a long-term process that benefits the institution. This volume provides an overview of the contemporary landscape, benchmark measures of success, and practical advice focusing on advancing collaborative, equitable, and sustainable labor relations approaches in higher education. Designed for administrators, union leaders, elected officials, and policy makers, at all stages of their careers as well as for faculty and students in graduate programs, this volume serves as an invaluable resource for those who endeavor to conceptualize, conduct, manage, and implement collective bargaining in more mutually effective and beneficial ways for all parties.

Monograph on the trade unionization of teachers and collective bargaining in higher education in the USA from 1960 to 1980 - examines trends in management attitudes and public opinion, the role of bargaining agents and labour courts, the right to strike, etc., and assesses the impact on teaching quality and student attainment. References.