Who Benefits from a Faculty Union During a Pandemic?

Authors

Mary Ellen Benedict, Heinze College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
David McClough, Ohio Northern UniversityFollow
John Hoag, Economics Department, Bowling Green State University

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0003-4601-8671

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of unions on instructional staffing at public institutions during the pandemic. Using IPEDS data for 2018-2021, we find that tenured faculty benefited from a union while tenure track and non-tenure track faculty were unaffected.

Recommended Citation

Benedict, Mary Ellen; McClough, David; and Hoag, John (2025) "Who Benefits from a Faculty Union During a Pandemic?," Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy: Vol. 16, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58188/1941-8043.1924
Available at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/jcba/vol16/iss1/2

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.58188/1941-8043.1924