University Tries to Nip Professors’ Union in the Bud

BY Rebecca Burns

A cautionary letter–and the rumored retention of a notorious union-buster–show Northeastern is nervous about adjunct faculty organizing.

"What does a research university in Boston have in common with the corporations Pfizer, Cablevision and IBM? They hire the same union-buster. According to Adjunct Action, a project of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Northeastern University has retained Jackson Lewis, a law firm used by major corporations to thwart employee organizing efforts. The AFL-CIO calls the New York-based firm 'the number one union-buster in America.' The move could signal intensified efforts by university administrations to defeat organizing drives among contingent faculty, which have been gaining momentum in several cities"…To Read More…..

My Take – I’m not quite sure why the universities are fighting this so hard, after all….aren’t these socialist Petri dishes constantly railing against real companies that produce things society actually needs [versus universities who are filling the world with overeducated idiots] for fighting unions. 

Here’s what’s going to happen.  Tenured professors will start doing what they are paid to and start teaching classes again and adjuncts….will be out of a job…..OR…..The universities will find ways to get rid of expensive tenured professors who don’t do their job…which I believe is to teach….and they will replace them with part time adjuncts who will be paid for part time work.  And even if they get some sort of contract that pays them more money, it will save the university money.  The main fact is….if they go with a union there will be lower employment for someone.    See…...problem solved.....since no matter what either side says it really is all about the money.