I am a union staffer. I work for an organization, recognized under a legal code as a representative of workers’ interests. I am a negotiator, bargaining with management to write joint agreements. I am an advocate, campaigning for improved working conditions and higher wages. I am a politician, brokering deals, managing political support, selling policy. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Faculty Associations’
Union Work and Union Workers
Posted in Academia, Labour and Unions, Political Stuff, tagged Faculty Associations, Labour and Unions, Work on March 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Another Year on Campus
Posted in Academia, tagged Faculty Associations, Universities on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just back in the office after a meeting in which I represented a faculty member who is facing a student complaint. A complaint which generally consists of, “I failed an exam because she asked me questions that were too hard. No one warned me in advance of the questions I was going to get and I [...]
Workers and Scholars
Posted in Academia, Labour and Unions, tagged Academia, Faculty Associations, Work on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was elections day. The various unions and faculty associations around the country decide who will represent them on the board of our national federation. And every speech from every candidate addressed the same issue – a deep divide in the membership that exploded last Fall. The fault line? Where should the line be drawn [...]
Academic Matters
Posted in Academia, Labour and Unions, tagged Academia, Faculty Associations, Work on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a full-time union rep for a Faculty Association, handling grievances, advising on policy, organizing, and doing collective bargaining for profs and librarians at a big research university. And as I sit here at a national convention with people from other academic unions, and as I hear the debates and discussions about how we all [...]
