AbstractIn this article I examine the implications of a two-tiered faculty system at a research-intensive university. The ways in which academic unions can offset some of the resultant power imbalances are considered.Keywordsunionizationtenureacademic freedomGet full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1.Institute for Civility in Government. (n.d.). What is civility? Retrieved from http://www.instituteforcivility.org/who-we-are/what-is-civility/