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Post by abroad on Aug 25, 2017 1:47:28 GMT -5
I'm wondering how faculty are represented at institutions like NYU Abu Dhabi, or the Singapore Yale campus, those kinds of institutions. Do they have any collective representations? Are they unionized? I'm at a similar institution and we fall between the cracks. Those of us who aren't locals don't speak the local language and don't understand local labor law. We don't have any collective representation and end up going along with whatever the administration tells us. I'm looking for ideas and models from other places, so please share if you know of anything or have experience.
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Post by enofone on Aug 28, 2017 14:02:09 GMT -5
I have a friend at one of the institutions you mentioned, and this person had literally no rights. They were on the market many years ago and were freaking out because they were afraid that someone might out them as looking for a job, and they were in a country that required an exit visa and where the employer kept the passport. In other words, they felt completely at the mercy of the administration because they were completely at the mercy of administration. Of course, that is an N of one. I doubt there are many sociologists who would be able to contribute meaningfully here. I highly recommend the Chronicle of Higher Ed forums for this: www.chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,179427.0.html www.chronicle.com/forums/index.php/board,34.0.html |
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Post by good info on Aug 31, 2017 3:40:34 GMT -5
thank you for sending info about this forums, I didn't know about them.
Our situation is not as extreme, but this does seem to be one of the less recognized problems with the "international" university models. In certain ways our labor rights have been superior, e.g. good public health system and parental leave, but in other ways we are more voiceless as a collective.
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