Protect Faculty Collective Bargaining Rights in Nevada

Nevada's higher education faculty are under attack. Proposed changes to the NSHE Handbook threaten to strip away our fundamental right to collective bargaining—putting existing faculty contracts in jeopardy and eliminating the ability for advocacy chapters to choose collective bargaining in the future.

At CSN, TMCC, WNC, and NSU, faculty with existing collective bargaining agreements face the dismantling of hard-won protections for academic freedom, fair compensation, workplace safety, and grievance processes. Meanwhile, faculty at other institutions would lose their right to even pursue collective bargaining.

Without contract protections, Nevada faculty face:
• Pay cuts and salary schedule demotions
• Loss of academic freedom safeguards
• Elimination of fair grievance processes
• Reduced job security and workplace protections

The September 11-12 Board of Regents meeting is our critical moment to act.

This isn't just about individual contracts—it's about the future of higher education in Nevada. When faculty lose their voice, students and communities suffer.

Sign this petition to demand the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents and Nevada Legislature protect and strengthen collective bargaining rights for ALL higher education faculty.

Stand with Nevada's educators. Our students, our families, and our communities depend on it.

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References:

Board of Regents Agenda, Sept 11-12, with references. ITEM 26: https://share.google/dLyuLCSk2btVzeVoI

- Cherry picks NRS code over funding requirements, without including applicable NRS safeguards

- Alters the contract ratification process, undermining the effectiveness of contracts

- Remove the ability for contracts to supersede policies, effectively limiting mandatory topics.