Among many items guaranteed to cause a fuss in Gov. Jim Doyleâ??s plan to fix the troubled state budget is the inclusion of a provision that would allow faculty members in the University of Wisconsin System to collectively bargain with the university administration. Currently, UW relies on a haphazard assortment of payment structures and hiring processes for its untenured professors that rely primarily on their merit as instructors and researchers. Doyleâ??s plan in essence allows staff of all ranks to unionize for improved benefits.
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