Unions/unionization

When Florida overhauled its higher education system to shift power from the State Board of Regents to boards of trustees at individual campuses in 2003, it invalidated the employment contract between the regents and the statewide union that represented 10,000 professors, throwing academic labor relations into disarray.

With classes about to start, Youngstown State has one union on strike -- and the faculty union may soon join the picket lines.

As faculty members join classified employees, 70% of Youngstown State workers on strike.

Faculty union ratifies contract late Sunday, and deal is struck with classified staff, too.

At Michigan State, 9 unions have agreed to link their salary increases to the university's costs in paying for insurance.

New contract at New School could provide a national model for giving adjuncts job security.

New adjunct faculty agreement at Nassau Community College includes extra pay for long-time employees.

Author of "Reclaiming the Ivory Tower" offers his views on activism and collective bargaining for contingent faculty members.

Students and professors say U. of Miami should come clean about poverty issues facing janitorial employees.

NYU sets date to cut stipends going to striking teaching assistants.