The The Effects of Unionization on Graduate Student Employees: Faculty?Student Relations, Academic Freedom, and Pay
In cases involving unionization of graduate student research and teaching assistants at private U.S. universities, the National Labor Relations Board has, at times, denied collective bargaining rights on the presumption that unionization would harm faculty-student relations and academic freedom. Using survey data collected from Ph.D. students in five academic disciplines across eight public U.S. universities, the authors compare represented and non-represented graduate student employees in terms of faculty-student relations, academic freedom, and pay. Unionization does not have the presumed negative effect on student outcomes, and in some cases, has a positive effect. Union-represented graduate student employees report higher levels of personal and professional support, and unionized and non-unionized students report similar perceptions of academic freedom. Also, unionized graduate student employees fare better on pay. These findings suggest that potential harm to faculty-student relationships and academic freedom should not continue to serve as bases for the denial of collective bargaining rights to graduate student employees.
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2013
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Authors: | Rogers, Sean E. ; Eaton, Adrienne E. ; Voos, Paula B. |
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Industrial and Labor Relations Review. - School of Industrial & Labor Relations, ISSN 0019-7939. - Vol. 66.2013, 2, p. 487-510
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations |
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