Where else have faculty organized unions?

Among state-related universities in Pennsylvania, Penn State is the outlier for not having a faculty union. The other state-related institutions—Lincoln University, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh—all have faculty unions.

Among Big Ten schools, faculty members at all ranks are unionized at Rutgers and Oregon, much like our state-related peers. Michigan State, the University of Michigan, UIUC, and UCLA have long standing non-tenure-line faculty unions. A Tenure-line faculty union was recognized in Fall 2025 at Michigan State, and tenure-line faculty at several University of Michigan campuses have either recently won unions or are currently organizing.

What have faculty unions won at other universities?

Faculty at other universities have won improved compensation and healthcare benefits, better job security with paths to promotion, increased training and professional development support, and a variety of roles in shared decision-making and transparency of university practices. For a very recent example addressing all of these issues, please see Pitt’s newly ratified first contract.