Faculty Collective Bargaining.

Faculties in a number of institutions of higher education utilize collective bargaining agents to represent their interests. Collective bargaining is primarily a community college phenomenon. Of 212 institutions with certified bargaining agents, 150 are 2-year institutions. Motivating factors in choosing the collective bargaining process are: the faculty fear of administration policies, the need for recognition, the size and complexity of the school organization, and job security. The demonstration has influenced the faculty's perception of collective bargaining as a means of achieving their objective. Increasingly, state legislatures are recognizing the right of public employees to bargain collectively, and faculties are utilizing this change in attitude to increase benefits through organizing. Among the main dangers of faculty bargaining is the creation of an embattled and adversary climate that is a deterrent to program planning. To defend against this, administrators and legislators should try to understand and empathize with the forces and motivation present in faculty acceptance of unionization. (DB)