The academic union as an evolutionary product of the traditional trade union.
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Title
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The academic union as an evolutionary product of the traditional trade union.
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Identifier
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AAI9732898
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identifier
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9732898
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Creator
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Cantor, Arnold.
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Contributor
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Adviser: William Kornblum
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Date
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1997
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Industrial and Labor Relations | Sociology, Theory and Methods | Education, Higher | Education, Administration | Education, History of
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Abstract
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This study is an historical survey of the origins of academic unions in the United States with a special focus on the acceptance of academic unionism by the Instructional Staff of the City University of New York. It examines the sociological factors which tend to encourage the acceptance of collective bargaining as a vehicle for professional improvement by the professoriate and it seeks to provide a formula for a modus operandi for the successful functioning of a faculty/academic union in today's colleges and universities. It also discusses the impact of the United States Supreme Court decision in Yeshiva, and the related determinations of the National Labor Relations Board. It contains statements by highly respected practitioners from among arbitrators, mediators, union leaders, and college and university administrators and faculty describing the unique qualities of academic unions and their impact on their institutions as influenced by the idiosyncratic dynamics of the academic workplace. The study concludes with a comparison of the similarities with and the differences from traditional trade unions and suggests the relative importance of each.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
