Why I Belong To An Academic Union
I am a reluctant academic unionist who has "retired" from active union work, and have happily returned to the status of "dues-paying member." In addition to having given some of my time to UFF [The United Faculty of Florida], I have paid dues for more than 24 years; and since I consider every penny I earn to be sacred, I must have some reasons (my wife certainly hopes, and expects, that they be good ones) for being a member of an academic union... (Read the rest of the article).