Bargaining Quality in Part-time Faculty Working Conditions: Beyond Just-In-Time Employment and Just-At-Will Non-Renewal

Authors

Gary RhoadesFollow

Abstract

Two aspects of part-time faculty members’ working conditions that are problematic for educational quality are examined in this article—“just-in-time” employment and “just-at-will” non-renewal. With an eye to enhancing student learning conditions, the article explores feasible strategies that are found in the collective bargaining agreements of units for part-time only bargaining units. Collective bargaining provides a reasonable framework for rethinking, redefining, and renegotiating the working conditions of faculty working in part-time positions to improve student learning outcomes and educational quality.

Recommended Citation

Rhoades, Gary (2013) "Bargaining Quality in Part-time Faculty Working Conditions: Beyond Just-In-Time Employment and Just-At-Will Non-Renewal," Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy: Vol. 4, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58188/1941-8043.1274
Available at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol4/iss1/4

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.58188/1941-8043.1274