Talk:Graduate student unionization
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I revised the opening paragraph. The timeline and external links still emphasize the private sector, Ivy League campaigns, and this should be changed. Toby Higbie 12:50, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
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I revised the body of this entry with the aim of more balance, and draw out the distinction between public and private systems in the US. The opening paragraph, and the timeline, remain unbalanced. It is difficult to quantify the position of faculty on this issue, although it is probably fair to say that most administrators oppose unionization. There are antiunion faculty. On the other hand, major professional organizations like the Modern Languages Association and the American Historical Association, and the American Association of University Professors have all come out in support of (not unionization per se) but the right of graduate employees to have unions if they want them.
Anecdotally, it seems that student opposition has been less heated at public universities.
Toby Higbie 16:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
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This page needs balance in two regards: 1. It mostly tracks the unionization issue at private universities even though most campaigns have occured at public universities. 2. It covers mostly setbacks rather than gains. Generally, it reads like an anti-union page.
