In my mind a key part of what makes a university a university is that the faculty are the ultimate authority. Thats's the whole point of tenure. The administrat

In my mind a key part of what makes a university a university is that the faculty are the ultimate authority. Thats's the whole point of tenure. The administration is supposed to exist to handle details needed to facilitate the work of the faculty. That unionization of faculty (especially senior faculty) has apparently become necessary really speaks to the massive amount of administrative creep that has taken place, and the perversion of these institutions from academic centers into businesses. It still isn't too late for professors to reclaim their rightful authority, but many of them are too ground down, overworked, or willing to be just another employee at another big organization without understanding their broader responsibilities to education in general.