Friday, February 18, 2011

Are facutly unions in higher ed under attack?

Chronicle of Higher Education says "yes":

February 17, 2011
Fight Over Faculty Collective Bargaining Gathers Steam in Wisconsin
Signaling a National Trend, Fight for Collective Bargaining Grows in Wisconsin 1

Demonstrators opposed to Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective-bargaining rights for many Wisconsin workers have gathered by the thousands at the Capitol this week.

Demonstrators opposed to Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective-bargaining rights for many Wisconsin workers have gathered by the thousands at the Capitol this week.

By Jack Stripling

Madison, Wis.

More than a half-century after Wisconsin became the first state to grant government workers collective-bargaining rights, this city has emerged as a key battleground in a movement to dismantle faculty and other public unions.



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