A directory of faculty contracts and bargaining agents in higher education is presented. From January 1 through December 31, 1988, increases were reported in every category of faculty unionization. The vast majority of union organizing efforts continues to be directed towards the public sector. Six sections cover: unionization among faculty 1988; faculty contracts and bargaining agents--U.S.; graduate and teaching assistant contracts and bargaining agents in public and private U.S. institutions; faculty collective bargaining at Canadian universities; and summary of U.S. elections 1988. Seventeen tables include the following: recognized faculty bargaining agents, public and private, 1989; recognized faculty bargaining agents in two- and four-year institutions 1989; faculty collective bargaining agreements 1989; faculty bargaining agents and collective bargaining agreements in two- and four-year institutions, 1974-1988; faculty represented by certified bargaining agents in public and private two- and four-year institutions, 1989; campuses represented by recognized faculty bargaining agents, public and private 1989; geographic distribution of faculty bargaining agents 1989; geographic distribution of bargaining agents and collective bargaining agreements in two- and four-year institutions 1989; roster of institutions affected by the Yeshiva decision; college closings; and bargaining agents cited in this directory. No-agent votes for 1971-1988 and an index of U.S. and Canadian institutions cited in the 1989 directory are provided. (SM)