Influence without Bargaining

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ID12792113
AuthorsTimothy Reese Cain (0000-0001-5805-6558, corresponding author), Philip Wilkinson (0000-0003-2642-0604)
Year2019
Volume16
Issue2
Pages99-122
Publication date2019-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLabor Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1547-6715 • E-ISSN: 1558-1454
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1215/15476715-7323758
OpenAlexW2944364272
LanguageEN
References cited23

Through a historical case study of the University of Wisconsin Teachers Union (American Federation of Teachers Local 223) this article considers the roles that early unionized faculty could play in influencing their institution without ever pursuing a contract. It argues that the Wisconsin local effectively used research and political power to improve conditions for instructional workers and to affect funding patterns across the institution. It did so while only ever attracting a minority of faculty to join. In addition to its important salary work, which was often focused on improving the conditions of the instructors and others at the lowest ranks, Local 223 addressed an array of educational and societal issues. As such, it had elements of what in the modern era might be considered social movement unionism, combining both efforts to aid members and activities designed for broader social change

Affect (linguistics · Bargaining power · Educational institution · Institution · Join (topology · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public relations · Salary · Sociology · Work (physics · Academic Freedom and Politics · Engineering · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society

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