Why unionize relatively well-paid higher education Academic Professionals? Shouldn labor organizations be more concerned with minimum wage workers?
Not all Academic Professionals are relatively well-paid. In the corporate model of higher education, many Academic Professionals are the minimum wage workers. Because APs are exempt from hourly wages and overtime, per hour pay can drop dramatically low over the course of a year. APs are “flat-rate” employees and can be required to work regular hours, nights, and weekends without compensation and that ultimately benefits the employer’s bottom line.
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