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Faculty Unions

SOURCE: Ohio Capital Journal
5/31/2023

Ohio Unions Link Academic Freedom and the Freedom to Strike

Ohio public sector unions say that a bill limiting faculty's power to strike is reminiscent of previous efforts to disempower public workers in the state, and are closing ranks around academic workers.

SOURCE: Public Seminar
3/29/2023

A Faculty Union Can Fight for More than Money

by J. Faith Almiron

"What exactly does the university offer to students who take on enormous, as-yet unforgivable debts—without reliable teachers?"