[TopQuark]

Wouldn't there be value to a similar protection afforded to technical people against entrenched powerful business managers for the same reasons?

Technical people have no inherent disagreements with managers. To the contrary: doing what managers tell them to do is a part of their contract.

This is not the case with university faculty: they are not hired to be in agreement with the deans. They teach and perform adminisrtative functions for the university, but in their research function they serve community at large, people in general, including those that are not yet born.

[optimistically_conservative]

Actually, I have been employed in the industry and taught at the United States Military Academy.

I have never been contracted to agree with my managers, as a matter of fact, I was employed to provide my expertise because the management, lacking it, may embark or engage in poor technical practices.

In every position I've held, I've always managed to disagree with employers. Somehow, I've managed to benefit the company and in only a few occaisions by going over someone's head.

[optimistically_conservative]

they serve community at large, people in general, including those that are not yet born.

This, I've been told is a requirement for a profession, be it doctors, lawyers, engineers or academics.

Wouldn't they then all deserve the same protection?