Academic Staff Trade Unions: The Past, Present and Future of Faculty Unionisation in Canada

Resource type
Authors/contributors
Title
Academic Staff Trade Unions: The Past, Present and Future of Faculty Unionisation in Canada
Abstract
This Handbook addresses the changing nature of academic labour markets, as they respond to moving university goals and developments in the measurement of research and teaching. Experts examine case studies from across the Global North and South and consider key issues such as equity, diversity, cross-border employment, and the precarity of academic labour. The Research Handbook on Academic Labour Markets highlights how national university systems interact with international policies. Chapters include in-depth research on the decline in permanent, tenured employment and the increase in temporary, insecure work, culminating in uncertain or non-existent career paths for many academics. Contributing authors discuss intersectional initiatives to increase the gender and ethnic diversity of academic staff, as well as complex topics such as third space work, for-profit institutions, online education, entrepreneurial gig research, work-life balance and the role of trade unions. Ultimately, this Handbook argues for new approaches to organising academic work, reinforcing the priority of serving the public good. Comprehensive and innovative, this Research Handbook is a crucial read for scholars of higher education leadership and management, education policy, labour policy, and sociology of work. It will also benefit university staff and researchers considering and reflecting on their own careers. --Publisher's description
Book Title
Research Handbook on Academic Labour Markets
Series
Elgar Handbooks in Education
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Date
2024
Pages
118-130
Language
English
ISBN
978 1 80392 685 8
Accessed
9/12/24, 2:50 PM
Citation
Robinson, D. (2024). Academic Staff Trade Unions: The Past, Present and Future of Faculty Unionisation in Canada. In G. Strachan (Ed.), Research Handbook on Academic Labour Markets (pp. 118–130). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/research-handbook-on-academic-labour-markets-9781803926858.html