Robert Engvall

Inside the Faculty Union (eBook, ePUB)

Labor Relations in the University Setting

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes the many experiences of a university faculty union leader. Interactions with faculty members and administrators are examined in a variety of contexts ranging from discussions about such mundane topics as parking on campus, to such meaningful topics as the nature of the union/administration relationship. Individual chapters will address important occurrences in the life of a faculty union leader, including the process of negotiating a new contract and the on-going process of representing a diverse membership with disparate goals and differing levels of devotion to the notion of collectivism. Each chapter features a "lessons learned" section which attempts to offer guidance for those who might choose to become a union activist themselves, or who might choose to offer advice to those who might consider it. While the book centers upon higher education, the concepts advanced might be equally applicable to a variety of organizations in which the eternal struggle between management and labor in a function of the workplace.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475845099
• Artikelnr.: 53494674

Autorenporträt

Robert Engvall is a professor of justice studies at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, Rhode Island. He has written extensively about a variety of issues including those centering upon the "professionalism" of teaching and of the evolving "place" of the professoriate more generally.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1
There is But One Truth, But That May Not Be Enough: The Foundation of Labor Relations in the University Setting Chapter 2
Journey to the Center of the Worst Chapter 3
The Great and Widening Divide Chapter 4
Forget About Getting to Yes, How About Getting to Sanity Chapter 5
Seriously, What Was She Thinking? Chapter 6
Mind if I Park Here? Chapter 7
Get the Brooms, It's Time to Sweep Something Under the Rug Again Chapter 8
Another Day, Another Dollar: Another Night, Another Dullard Chapter 9
Boot Licking 101 Chapter 10
Merit in the University: The Unimportance of Being Earnest Chapter 11
Negotiations: Let Them Eat Cake Chapter 12
The Slow but Sure Recovery of Your Mental Health Chapter 13
Mistakes Were Made Afterthoughts: A Lesser Man's Search for A Lesser Meaning About the Author