Big Labor has a habit of attempting to defend the status quo against technology or other innovation that will improve the delivery or lower the cost of goods and services to consumers. A fresh example appeared in academic circles recently over the implementation of online degree programs run outside the university through a subcontractor. 
Eastern Michigan University has a contract with Academic Partnerships to recruit students for online degrees. EMU’s faculty unions oppose the partnership and are currently running ads against it. They argue that the more students who opt into these online degree programs, the less “business” for university faculty.
