The New Mexico Federation of Educational Employess. They have links about "The Struggle at Highlands" on their front page.

The New Mexico National Education Association

The Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute (TVI) unit of NMFEE represents full-time faculty, part-time faculty, security officers, and instructional support unit employees. Full-time faculty at TVI have had a contract since 1996. Take a look at the "history" section of the "about us" link on their site.

The AAUP statement on collective bargaining

"The basic purposes of the American Association of University Professors are to protect academic freedom, to establish and strengthen institutions of faculty governance, to provide fair procedures for resolving grievances, to promote the economic well-being of faculty and other academic professionals, and to advance the interests of higher education. Collective bargaining is an effective instrument for achieving these objectives."
Statement on Collective Bargaining, adopted by the 1973 Annual Meeting

Unions in higher education (information posted on the NEA website, including information on salary differentials between unionized and non-unionized faculty)

Wayne State University. AAUP-AFT (Wayne State is an example of a unit associated with both AAUP and AFT)

Wright State University and Kent State University both have contracts in place that spell out the role of the faculty senate.

If you have questions or comments about the NMHU Faculty Association or the collective bargaining process, you can email our President, Tom Ward, at