Wouldn a union contract be very similar to a civil service contract in structure? How much flexibility could be built into a contract?
Academic Professionals across the country have unionized and we will be able to negotiate a contract that suits our needs. Examples of what unionized professionals at other universities have done can be found at the Michigan State University Administrative-Professional Association (APA), www.msu.edu/user/msuapa, and the University of Maine Professional Staff Association (UMPSA), umpsa.maine.edu.
