William Connellan is a long-time administrative-side academic labor specialist who spent much of his career at Oakland University (Michigan). What follows here is the result of an interview with him carried out by the author. After a general introduction to Bill, the institution, and to Michigan labor relations, the article focuses on Bill's involvement in the many strikes called by the faculty union at Oakland during his tenure there. The article closes with Bill's broader comments, that is, advice on negotiations and the handling of strikes from the administrative point of view.
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