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UC San Diego, UAW Settle Alleged Felony Vandalism Charge

The University of California, San Diego, said last week that it won’t move forward with trying to criminally charge union-represented...

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Faculty Labor & Unionization

Part-Time Faculty Members Strike at Columbia College Chicago

The part-time faculty union launched a walkout Monday, sending strong demands to both the institution and its own members.

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Contingent Faculty Members Report Low Pay, Thoughts of Quitting

Over a quarter of respondents to a 2022 American Federation of Teachers survey of contingent faculty members earned less than...

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Carthage Profs Censure Leaders Over Teaching Load Increase

Carthage College’s full-time faculty members have overwhelmingly censured their president, John R. Swallow, and their provost/executive vice president for operations...

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Faculty Labor & Unionization

Conflicting Numbers Fly in Gallaudet Faculty Pay Quarrel

At the historic institution for the Deaf and the hard of hearing, faculty members and the administration are painting very different pictures.

Professors in red Faculty Association shirts march holding signs.

Faculty Labor & Unionization

N.J. Ruling Backs Fired Community College Professors

State hearing officer says County College of Morris retaliated against five faculty members for their union activity and recommends they get their jobs back.

A photograph of American Association of University Professors staff members protesting outside the Washington, D.C., headquarters.

Faculty Labor & Unionization

AAUP, Itself a Union, Is Locked in a Contract Fight With Its Own Staff Union

Sabbaticals, in-person workdays and guaranteed raises are elements of a dispute that’s meant staff members at the American Association of University Professors have been out of contract for a year.

Protesters march, holding signs saying, "We R On Strike for a Better Rutgers."

Faculty Shared Governance

Rutgers Senate Says It’s Lost Confidence in President

After a historic, triple-union strike ended in the spring, Jonathan Holloway has continued to alienate many faculty members and other campus constituents.