What has collective bargaining accomplished?
According to colleagues at other Ohio institutions, we have negotiated one of the best first contracts they have seen. This contract has established a new governance landscape in which faculty have legally guaranteed rights on over 30 contract articles. Furthermore, the Akron-AAUP was able to protect faculty rights against unfair labor practices, leading to a 1.2 million dollar settlement for faculty and a scaling back of unilaterally imposed changes on faculty.
