At Many Colleges and Universities, Adjunct (Part-Time) Faculty Do Not

question 60

Essay

At many colleges and universities, adjunct (part-time) faculty do not belong to a union. Explain what would happen to faculty wages and employment at a university if the adjunct faculties successfully unionized.

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Definitions:

Smith-Lever Act

A 1914 United States legislation that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to the land-grant university system, to disseminate information about agriculture, home economics, public policy/government, leadership, 4-H, economic development, and many other related subjects.

Monopoly Power

The ability of a company or entity to control the market for a particular good or service, enabling them to set prices or terms of sale without competition.

Clayton Act Section 7

A provision of U.S. antitrust law that prohibits mergers and acquisitions that may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly.

Lessening Competition

refers to actions or agreements that reduce the level of competition in a market, potentially leading to monopolies or oligopolies.