In hundreds of locals and chapters in more than 20 states, the AFT represents faculty in every type of institution from four-year research institutions to community colleges in both the public and private sectors. Our locals are committed to rebuilding the full-time faculty corps and to promoting the value of having full-time, tenured faculty at the center of the academic enterprise.

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Publications

AFT has a variety of publications that address issues affecting full-time faculty, as well as policy statements on higher education issues. Listed below are some of those publications that may be of interest to full-time faculty members.

Standards of Good Practice in the Employment of Full-Time Nontenure-Track Faculty, October 2005

The Growth of Full-time Nontenure-Track Faculty: Challenges for the Union, August 2003

Technology Review: Key Trends, Bargaining Strategies and Educational Issues, October 2003

Fighting for the Profession: A History of AFT Higher Education, March 2003

Intellectual Property, Issues for Higher Education Unions: A Primer, December 2002

Shared Governance in Colleges and Universities, April 2002

Making Decisions About Post-tenure Review: An Issues Brief by the Higher Education Program and Policy Council, March 2000

Accountability in Higher Education: A Statement by the Higher Education Program and Policy Council, March 2000