Faculty have a constitutional right to form unions.  Under Wis. Stat. Ann.
ss 111.90-111.94, state employees, at least all those in the classified
service,  have the right to organize and to collectively bargain.  With the
caveat that I skimmed the statute, it appears that faculty have the right to
bargain.  The statute parallels to a large extent the NLRA.  Under s.
111.84, striking is an unfair labor practice.

Absent a statute some jurisdictions have allowed collective bargaining,
although rights are then tenuous.

In private institutions faculty can organize, but there is always the danger
that they will be characterized as managerial employees under the Yeshiva
decision and not allowed the protection of federal labor law.

Ken Sprang
Barry University of Orlando School of Law
Orlando, FL  32807
(407) 275-2000, ext. 246

----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Gossman <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Regional Officers Read This!


> Most if not all states allow collective bargaining by faculty.
> Generally, there is no right to strike at all, or at least over
> economic issues.
>
>         Tom
>
> Thomas L (Tom) Gossman
> FCL/HCOB
> Western Michigan University
> Kalamazoo MI 49008-3811
> (O) 616-387-5524 (Fax) 616-387-5710
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 03/23/00 03:17PM >>>
> I have a question that I cannot answer since I do not know anything
> about
> labor law.  In Wisconsin, or anywhere else, is collective
> bargaining for
> faculty illegal?
>
>
>
> At 07:55 AM 3/22/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Once again the conference program for the Baltimore meeting will
> provide
> space for a half-page ad promoting your regional academy's
> 2000-2001
> meeting.  As soon as you have your ad put together, please email it
> to me
> in the form of a text file or, better yet, a .pdf file.  If you
> prefer, you
> can snail-mail me a camera rady copy (i.e. Not faxed)  I need these
> no
> later than June 1st (sooner would be nicer!)
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Dan Herron, ALSB Exec Sec'ry
> >Miami University
> >120 Upham Hall-Dept of Finance
> >Oxford OH 45056
> >[log in to unmask]
> >
>