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Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
Volume 0 National Center Proceedings 2017 Article 41
March 2017
Panel: Unionization and the Development of
Policies for Non-Tenure Track Faculty - A
Comparative Study of Research Universities
Karen Halverson Cross
John Marshall Law School
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Karen Halverson Cross 
The John Marshall Law School – Chicago IL 
 
Unionization and the Development of Policies for Non-Tenure Track Faculty: 
 
A Comparative Study of Research Universities 
 
Table 3 
 
NTT faculty policies at six research universities  
Type of policya  
Alpha 
University 
(unionized; 
public) 
Beta University 
(not unionized; 
private) 
Gamma 
University 
(unionized; 
public) 
Delta 
University 
(not 
unionized; 
private) 
Epsilon 
University 
(unionized; 
public)b 
Zeta University 
(not unionized; 
public) 
1. Employment 
equity  
 
a. Standardized 
hiring 
procedures 
Yes, for 
appointments of 
two semesters or 
longer (other) 
Yes, except for 
temporary 
appointments that 
terminate in one 
year or less (HB) 
 Yes (CBA) Varies by unit (HB)  Yes (other) Yes (other) 
b. Access to 
office space and 
other teaching 
resources 
Yes (CBA) Not specified  Yes (CBA) Not specified  Yes (CBA) Not specified 
c. Defined 
expectations for 
teaching and 
service 
Yes (HB) Yes (HB)  Yes (CBA) Yes (HB)  Yes (CBA) Varies by unit (other) 
d. Multi-year 
contracts 
Available by 
application (CBA) Yes (HB) Available (CBA) 
Varies by unit 
(HB) Available (CBA) Available (HB) 
2. Academic 
freedom 
Extends to NTT 
faculty (CBA); 
policy addresses 
participation in 
governance (HB) 
Extends to NTT 
faculty (HB) 
Extends to NTT 
faculty (CBA); 
policy 
addresses 
participation in 
governance 
(HB)    
Extends to 
NTT faculty 
(HB) 
Extends to NTT 
faculty (CBA)  Not specified 
3. Participation 
in governance; 
right to vote  
 
a. University-
level governance 
bodies 
Yes (CBA); faculty 
must recuse 
themselves as to 
matters relating 
to "wages, hours, 
or supervisory 
functions" 
No right to 
participate or to 
vote (HB) 
No participa-
tion in senate 
(voting body); 
assembly open 
to NTT faculty 
(HB) 
Yes (HB)  No (HB)b Yes (HB) 
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b. School and 
department 
level 
Yes, if unit allows 
it (CBA) 
Varies by unit; 
NTT faculty have 
right to participate 
for decisions 
"directly related" 
to roles within 
unit (HB) 
Varies by unit 
(HB) 
Yes, except 
for tenure 
decisions (HB) 
Not specified, 
except that 
service on certain 
committees 
counts towards 
workload (CBA)  
Varies by unit; NTT 
faculty generally 
are responsible for 
matters relating to 
teaching (other) 
4. Professional 
development  
 
a. Performance 
evaluation  
Yes (CBA and HB) Not specified  Yes (CBA) Varies by unit (HB) Yes (CBA)  Varies by unit (HB)  
b. Opportunity 
for promotion Yes (HB) Yes (HB)  Yes (CBA) 
Varies by unit 
(HB) Yes (CBA and HB) Not specified 
c. Leave to 
pursue 
professional 
development 
Paid leave 
available by 
application (CBA 
and HB) 
Paid leave 
available by 
application (other) 
Unpaid leave 
available (CBA) 
Varies by unit 
(HB) 
Paid leave 
available (CBA)  
Unpaid leave 
available (other) 
d. Funding to 
attend 
conferences 
Not specified Not specified  Yes (CBA) Not specified  Yes (CBA) Not specified 
e. Mentoring, 
training, and 
orientation 
Not specified Not specified Orientation (CBA) Not specified Mentoring (CBA) Varies by unit (HB)  
f. Eligibility for 
teaching awards Not specified Not specified 
Some awards 
are available to 
NTT faculty 
(HB) 
Not specified NTT faculty are eligible (CBA) Not specified 
5. Grievance 
procedures 
Applicable to 
disputes arising 
out of the CBA 
(CBA); HB also 
provides a 
grievance 
procedure 
Varies by unit, but 
subject to 
institutional 
standards. Not 
applicable to 
disputes about 
reappointment or 
promotion; 
limited review 
available for 
adverse decisions 
on promotion or 
contract renewal 
(other). 
Applicable to 
disputes arising 
out of the CBA 
(CBA); HB also 
provides a 
model 
grievance 
procedure 
(procedures 
vary by unit) 
Grievances 
over disputes 
about 
reappoint-
ment or 
promotion are 
limited to 
procedural 
violations, 
issues of 
illegal bias or 
academic 
freedom (HB) 
Applicable to 
disputes arising 
out of the CBA; 
reappointment 
disputes are only 
grievable for 
procedural 
violations; 
grievances about 
discrimination or 
academic freedom 
are subject to 
special procedures 
(CBA and HB) 
Grievance 
procedure does not 
apply to disputes 
over negative 
evaluations, salary 
disputes, or 
contract non-
renewal (HB). Non-
renewal of NTT 
faculty contracts 
can be appealed on 
limited grounds 
(other).  
Note. See Table 2 for sources. 
aSource of each policy (collective bargaining agreement (CBA), handbook (HB), or other policy document) is 
indicated in parentheses. bThe Epsilon Academic Personnel Manual provides for two types of full-time lecturer 
appointments: (i) lecturers with the potential for security of employment, who are academic senate-eligible and are 
not included in the bargaining unit; and (ii) other lecturers, who are included in the bargaining unit. Only policies 
applicable to the latter category of lecturers are summarized in Table 3.  
 
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