National Center Executive Director Bill Herbert is quoted in this Chronicle of Higher Education article on the new multi-union regional collective bargaining compact announced by @higheredlabor.bsky.social
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National Center Executive Director Bill Herbert has published a new article on student employee unionization. It appears in the current issue of the @nysba Bar Journal, which is available here: nysba.org/wp-content/u...
The joint report on academic freedom and collective bargaining by the National Center and the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom can be downloaded here: research-data.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep/Nat...
Our annual labor-management conferences are open to all who work in higher ed, regardless of instiution, sector, occupation, and job responsibilities. The sessions are substantive and widely diverse, providing an opportunity for attendees to learn from newer speakers with different perspectives.
At our recently completed 53rd annual conference, we were honored to have @rweingarten in conversation @PSC_CUNY's James Davis about her book Why Fascists Fear Teachers. Coincidentally, Bette Midler released a song this week that goes well with the book: youtu.be/U5VXwncNvTo?...
Our recently completed 53rd higher ed conference attracted a record attendance. We are thankful for all those who traveled far to join us, like the delegation from the California Faculty Association pictured below in front of Roosevelt House at Hunter College.
Our March 2026 newsletter was released today with updates on representation cases at USC, Penn State, and Amherst College, along with photos from our recently completed annual conference. You can access the newsletter here: conta.cc/4dq8Pzl
New: Co-author Tim Cain was interviewed for Academic on the Line Substack about the new joint report on academic freedom and collective bargaining by the National Center and @aaup's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom: academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/getting-ac...
Our 53rd annual conference ended yesterday with #AFT Randi Weingarten in a lunchtime discussion with #PSC James Davis about her book Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy
New: NLRB Region 31 Director issued a decision yesterday rejecting @USC argument that FT and PT NTT faculty were managerial or supervisory and will be scheduling an election. Big win for faculty and @uaw Link to decision here: apps.nlrb.gov/link/documen...
New: the latest group of undergraduates to unionize are the community advisors at Amherst College, who voted 39-0 in favor of union representation in a unit of 61 according to a 3/11 NLRB ballot count. They will be represented by the independent Amherst College Community Advisors Union.
Here is a link to the Maryland bill MD SB6: legiscan.com/MD/text/SB6/... The bill is historic in many ways. For one, it would prioritize the most vulnerable faculty with precarious appointments by granting them the right to representational democracy in their academic workplace.
I am really excited to announce the publication of the report "Academic Freedom and Collective Bargaining," published by @highered-cb.bsky.social and @aaup.org's CDAF! Thanks Bill Herbert, @timcain.bsky.social Erin Ward, Anita Levy and Kathryn Ritchie (& Kate Taylor)
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The joint National Center-AAUP CDAF report on academic freedom and collective bargaining will be discussed by panelists this Sunday afternon at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute as part of the National Center's annual conference.
Our Executive Director Bill Herbert is quoted in this article today about including higher education in a state collective bargaining bill.
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We have added a new community college meetup during the conference on 3/24. It is session for networking, brainstorming, and building bridges.
Next up, I’ll be moderating a panel, “Creative Responses to Persistent Inequities of Contingent Labor in Community Colleges” 3/24 3:30-5pm. Come hear what’s happening in California, Connecticut and CUNY!! @highered-cb.bsky.social
In our newsletter, released today, we report on and reproduce or link to six higher ed agreements that address artificial intelligence. All of the agreements provide AI issues to be discussed during labor-management meetings. Link to newsletter here: conta.cc/4qXnbLF
The full schedule for our annual conference on Mslarch 22-24 in NYC is available here: www.hunter.cuny.edu/national-cen...
#Bargaining Over #AI will be a panel topic at our March 22-24 annual conference in NYC w/ @UofIllinois's Tom Riley, @LEOUnionUmich 's Meredith Kahn, @WGAEast's Jocelyn Krause, @CUNY's Alex Bernstein, and arbitrator Arthur Pearlstein. Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9....
At our 3/22-24 higher ed conference in NYC @UTexasLaw's David Rabban will be discussing his illuminating recent book on academic freedom w/ @NYLawSchool & @TheFIREorg's Nadine Strossen and @CUNY former GC Rick Schaffer. Do not miss it! Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...
2/2 Full 3/22-24 higher ed collective bargaining conference agenda available here: www.hunter.cuny.edu/national-cen... Register today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...
1/2 #Communitycolleges & #AI will be the topic of a panel at our 3/22-24 collective bargaining conference in NYC w/ @OCCollege's Andre’ L. Poplar, @TriCedu's Cameron Redden, @JCCCtweet's Deborah Williams, @AFTHigherEd's Eric Rader, & @UnitedFacultyF's Martin Balinsky.
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1/2 Equity at Work? #Gender, #Parenthood & Benefits will be discussed at our 3/22-24 conference in NYC w/@suny_cortland's Rhiannon Maton, @LafCol's Carrie Rohman, @TheLaborCenter's Eve Weinbaum, @michiganstateu's Melissa Sortman, @spocuaw's Elza Rechtman, & @brooklynlaw's Shirley Lin
Workplace bullying is a persistent problem in academe. I talked to experts about why that is, new efforts to combat the issue, and skeptics who worry that policing bullying will infringe on academic freedom @academicsky @highered www.chronicle.com/article/high...
#Researchfunding in higher ed will be the subject of 2 sessions at our 3/22-24 conference in NYC. One on legal and administrative remedies in defense of federal funding & a second panel on Mass. DRIVE Initiative & state research funding. Register today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...
Sad to learn that Colin Linden might be without his guitar, Margo Timmons without her voice, Gordon Bruce Cockburn without his rocket launcher, and Gordon Lightfoot songs disappear like smoke all as a result of the Canadian trade deal with China.😃
The full 3/22-24 conference agenda is available here: www.hunter.cuny.edu/national-cen...
