| Unionization in the Academy: Visions and Realities Contributor(s): Decew, Judith Wagner (Author) |
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ISBN: 0847696715 ISBN-13: 9780847696710 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: Unionization in the Academy presents an authoritative, balanced, and comprehensive treatment of academic unions--their history, purpose, and the conflicts they cause. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 331.881 |
| LCCN: 2002015220 |
| Series: Issues in Academic Ethics |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.06" W x 9.36" (0.72 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unionization in the Academy is an authoritative, balanced, and comprehensive account of academic unions--their history, purpose, and the conflicts they cause. Judith Wagner DeCew takes on the central issues, including unions for part-time and adjunct faculty, graduate student unions, and collective bargaining. The book also includes a history of the rise of academic unions and its watershed moments, such as the U.S. Supreme Court's 1980 Yeshiva decision. A series of important articles by other observers supplements DeCew's insights and arguments. This combination yields a detailed survey of the arguments for and against academic unions of all kinds. Are unions a threat because they create adversity and conflict with academic values? Or do unions support those values by creating community and collegiality? Unions in Academia is the essential reader for faculty, students, administrators, and anyone else trying to answer those questions. |
