2019 Call for Papers, Presentations, and Workshops for April 7-9, 2019 Conference

NATIONAL CENTER

for the S tudy of C ollective B argaining in

H igher E ducation and the P rofessions

http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep

May 2018

CALL FOR PAPERS,

PRESENTATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS

The National Center's 46th Annual Conference

April 7-9, 2019

CUNY Graduate Center, New York City

The National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Hunter College, City University of New York, invites scholars and practitioners from multiple disciplines to submit abstracts of proposed papers, panels, and interactive workshops for our 46th annual labor-management conference on April 7-9, 2019 at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City.

We welcome proposals for the presentation of recent research and proposals by authors of recently published books relevant to higher education, unionization, collective bargaining, labor relations, or labor history.

Those interested in presenting their work should upload an abstract by September 7, 2018 to 2019 Abstract Dropbox that includes a description of the proposed paper, panel or interactive workshop. Abstracts of panels and workshops should include a list of invited participants including their title and affiliation. Questions concerning the call for papers should be emailed to 2019 National Center Annual Conference .

Proposed Topics for Papers and Presentations

We seek proposed papers and presentations on relevant and timely topics including but not limited to the following:

The History of the Open Shop Movement in the United States

Labor-Management Case Studies of Unionization and Collective Bargaining in Right to Work States

Exclusive Representation and the Duty of Fair Representation: Their Scope and Implications for Labor-Management Relations

The Shared Governance Implications of a Post-Janus World

Community Colleges: Innovative Solutions for Contemporary Times

An Analysis of Recent First Contracts for Contingent Employees

The Financing of Higher Ed and Negotiating Over Student Debt

Best Practices for Evaluating Faculty and Staff

Online Learning: Best Labor-Management Practices

The Meaning and Implications of the Strike Wave of 2018

The Impact of Recent Changes to Public Sector Collective Bargaining Laws

Unionization in Higher Education under the NLRA: An Update

Non-NLRB Procedures for Private Sector Unionization and Bargaining

Graduate Student Employee Unionization and Collective Bargaining

Unionization of Journalists in Digital Media

Collective Bargaining and Medical Professionals: Doctors, Interns, Residents, and Nurses

Organizing and Bargaining for Lawyers and Law Professors

Reasonable Accommodation Issues for Faculty and Professionals

Labor-Management Relations Involving Public/Private Partnerships

Campus Construction: Contract Negotiations in the Building Trades

Best Practices in Responding to Immigration Enforcement

Free Speech, Activism, and Controversies on and off Campuses

Proposed Interactive Workshops

We seek interactive workshop proposals at our annual conference. The following are proposed topics:

Best Practices for Administrators in Responding to Increased Activism

Best Practices in Internal Union Organizing for Faculty, Professionals, and Staff

Bargaining Over Health Insurance

Investigating and Handling Cases Involving Discipline

National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions

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