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The National Center is a labor-management research center at Hunter College, dedicated to studying collective bargaining, unionization, and labor relations.

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Our Executive Director Bill Herbert was quoted in this @chronicle article by @adriennelu about a new @HigherEdLabor multi-union higher ed compact on collective bargaining.

https://t.co/T7MC68nNXu

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@reihan be careful when cherry-picking from public sector labor history. In 1938, the Socialist Party- led municipal government of Reading, Pa. negotiated a contract with the union representing its employees. Like private employers before the NLRA, the city recognized the union.

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AAC&U is co-sponsoring "Higher Education at the Crossroads: Reckoning with the Rise of Illiberalism," a conference hosted by Democracy and Politics of American Higher Education, a project of the Kenan Institute for Ethics, May 22–23.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/PK3un0IndK

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At our recently completed 53rd annual conference, we were honored to have @rweingarten in conversation @PSC_CUNY's James Davis about her book Why Fascists Fear Teachers. Coincidentally, Bette Midler released a song this week that goes well with the book: https://t.co/w8LbwjIf2z

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Our recently completed 53rd higher ed conference attracted a record attendance. We are thankful for all those who traveled far to join us, like delegation from the California Faculty Association pictured below in front of Roosevelt House at Hunter College

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Our March 2026 newsletter was released today with updates on representation cases at USC, Penn State, and Amherst College, along with photos from our recently completed annual conference. You can access the newsletter here: https://t.co/3IAM8hXJ8W

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Co-author Tim Cain was interviewed for Academic on the Line Substack about the new joint report on academic freedom and collective bargaining by the National Center and @aaup's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom: https://academicfreedomontheline. https://t.co/1kKWSoGebx

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New: NLRB Region 31 Director issued a decision yesterday rejecting @USC argument that FT and PT NTT faculty were managerial or supervisory and will be scheduling an election. Big win for faculty and @uaw Link to decision here: https://t.co/R4ypJlZgyu

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New: the latest group of undergraduates to unionize are the community advisors at Amherst College, who voted 39-0 for union representation in a unit of 61 according to a 3/11 NLRB ballot count. They will be represented by the independent Amherst College Community Advisors Union.

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We are pleased to announce release of a joint report with @AAUP's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom on academic freedom and collective bargaining. The full report can be downloaded here: https://t.co/Hw2ADzGs0G

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Our Executive Director Bill Herbert is quoted in this article today about including higher education in a state collective bargaining bill. https://t.co/jNmtll6xP0

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In our newsletter, released today, we report on and reproduce or link to six higher ed agreements that address artificial intelligence. All of the agreements provide AI issues to be discussed during labor-management meetings. Link to newsletter here: https://t.co/pzQKdMqBpZ

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2/2 The full schedule for our March 22-24 conference in NYC is available here: https://t.co/F68nnanjk6

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1/2 #Bargaining Over #AI will be a panel topic at our center's March 22-24 conference w/@UofIllinois's Tom Riley,  @LEOUnionUmich 's Meredith Kahn,  @WGAEast's Jocelyn Krause, @CUNY's Alex Bernstein, and arbitrator Arthur Pearlstein. Register here: https://t.co/VKUbRNS2iW.

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At our 3/22-24 higher ed conference, @UTexasLaw's David Rabban will be discussing his illuminating recent book on academic freedom w/@NYLawSchool & @TheFIREorg's Nadine Strossen and @CUNY former GC Rick Schaffer. Do not miss it! Register here: https://t.co/VKUbRNSA8u

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2/2 Full 3/22-24 higher ed collective bargaining conference agenda available here: https://t.co/ZmeKenhpwR Register today: https://t.co/VKUbRNSA8u

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1/2 #Communitycolleges & #AI will be the topic of a panel at our 3/22-24 collective bargaining conference in NYC w/ @OCCollege's Andre’ L. Poplar, @TriCedu's
Cameron Redden, @JCCCtweet's Deborah Williams, @AFTHigherEd's Eric Rader, & @UnitedFacultyF's
Martin Balinsky.

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For the complete schedule of our 3/22-24 higher ed collective bargaining conference in NYC, click here: https://t.co/F68nnanjk6 Registration information is available here: https://t.co/VKUbRNS2iW

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Equity at Work? #Gender, #Parenthood & Benefits will be discussed at our 3/22-24 conference in NYC w/@suny_cortland's Rhiannon Maton, @LafCol's Carrie Rohman, @TheLaborCenter's Eve Weinbaum, @michiganstateu's Melissa Sortman, @spocuaw's Elza Rechtman, & @brooklynlaw's Shirley Lin

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2/2 The panel discussion about the upcoming report will be 1 of 4 sessions addressing academic freedom at our 3/22-24 conference The full conference agenda is available here: https://t.co/F68nnanjk6 Come join us for 3 days of programming relevant to all who work in higher ed.

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1/2 #AcademicFreedom and #CollectiveBargaining report by the National Center and @aaup's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom will be the subject of a panel discussion as part of our 3/22-34 conference in NYC. Register here: https://t.co/VKUbRNSA8u