
STRENGTHENING & PRESERVING ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Finally, faculty unions have been able to write into contracts rules that preserve anti-discrimination policies no matter what happens to changes in law as well as broader definitions of protected statuses.
For an example of the former, the faculty contracts at both Bowling Green and University of Akron require that if the Obergefell Supreme Court decision is overturned that the university will continue to provide benefits to same-sex domestic partners. In the case of the latter, the non-discrimination clauses within union contracts vary but are often more expansive than Miami’s. For example, CFA’s includes non-discrimination on the basis of caste, medical condition or sex stereotype; and University of Oregon’s includes on the basis of marital status, partnership status, or familial status.