National Center for Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Ed

Lawmakers weigh adding college employees to collective bargaining expansion Current state law blocking public sector unions is a relic of Jim Crow.

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

Higher Ed’s Bullying Problem Power imbalances and tenure protections create perfect conditions for abuse.

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...

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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...

Our 3/22-24 conference will have a panel on #Postdocs, #SexualHarassment & #CollectiveBargaining w/@theNASEM's
Kait Spear, @SyracuseU l's,
Andrea Joseph, @ColumbiaGenDev's
Anna Yoney, & our
Karen R. Stubaus. Register today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...

#Highered advocates: want to learn more about collective bargaining? Our 3/22-24 conference will have sessions on negotiating over academic freedom, just cause, AI, past practices, anti-discrimination and retrenchment. Don't miss it. Register today lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...

Our 3/22-24 conference will have a special panel on Union Leaders of Color Transforming Higher Ed w/@appurcm's
María del Mar Rosa Rodríguez, @cfa_United's Charles Toombs,
Michelle Ramos Pellicia, Tracey Salisbury, & Margarita Berta-Avila. Register today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...

Our 3/22-24 conference will have a special panel on Union Leaders of Color Transforming Higher Ed w/@appurcm's
María del Mar Rosa Rodríguez, @cfa_United's Charles Toombs,
Michelle Ramos Pellicia, Tracey Salisbury, & Margarita Berta-Avila. Register today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...

Don't miss out on our extraordinary 3/22-24 conference agenda. Register for the conference today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...

The plenary at our 3/22-24 conference in NYC will be about the newly formed Alliance for Higher Education with @michaelhgavin.bsky.social,
@aaup's Todd Wolfson,
@NADOHEprez Paulette Granberry Russell, @UMich's Sascha Matish &
@HudsonCCC's President Christopher M. Reber.

Our center's annual conference on 3/22-24 in NYC will include a panel update on pending litigation in defense of democracy with@GeorgetownLaw's David Cole, @TheFIREorg's Will Creeley and @knightcolumbia's Alex Abdo. Register for the conference today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp92b

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Our center has published our January newsletter with information about recent recent judicial and administrative rulings, representation filings, and election ourtcomes. It also includes details about our 3/22-24 conference. The newsletter can be downloaded here: conta.cc/4pWSYuK

Higher ed is where we name who we are and dream of who we want to become. That dream is under threat. I’m proud to introduce the @alliancehighered.bsky.social and humbled to serve as its inaugural president. Join the movement in support opportunity and democracy: allianceforhighered.org

Higher education should be a place where everyone is welcome, supported, and safe. But that vision is under threat and we must defend it — together. The Alliance is a new coalition protecting and promoting higher ed as a pillar of democracy. Joining the movement: allianceforhighered.org

The preliminary schedule for our March 22-24 higher ed conference in NYC is available here: www.hunter.cuny.edu/national-cen... Don't miss out-register today: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...

Our 3/22-24 conference in NYC will include a litigation update panel discussing defense of federal research funding w/Amanda Fuchs Miller, Rachel Homer, Adelaide Pagano and Jessica Alvarez, Moderator. Full conference agenda and registration info here: hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep

Best Practices in Establishing or Opposing Past Practices will be a panel topic at our 3/22-24 conference w/NYSUT's Shinika Hunter and Kevin Pollitt, Guercio and Guercio's John Gross & Christopher Mestecky, and Arbitrator Rosen, Moderator. Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...

Our 3/22-24 conference in NYC will include updates from litigators in defense of democracy with Georgeown's David D. Cole, FIRE's Will Creeley, Knight First Amendment Institute's Alex Abdo, & NYOAG's Special Counsel Rabia Muqaddam. Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ncfp9...

We have added two new panels to the agenda for its March 22=24 conference in NYC. One on the Massachusetts' DRIVE Initiative to fund higher ed research and the second on the fight in Florida in defense of collective bargaining and democracy. Registration here: conta.cc/4qhSlga