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Mooney, Christine; Volchok, Edward – Thought & Action, 2016
This year, labor unions got a reprieve: The Supreme Court deadlocked in a much-anticipated case that could have turned almost every state into Wisconsin, where partisan interests have crippled union power. The case, "Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association," addressed a previous case, "Abood v. Detroit Board of…
Descriptors: Public Sector, Unions, Court Litigation, Labor Legislation
Saidens, Mark Henry – 1980
To be used with college students, this guide contains a reading selection on collective bargaining, discussion questions, and suggestions for class activities. The reading section examines the history of collective bargaining and discusses the philosophy governing labor relations in New York state. Discussion questions follow the reading.…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Higher Education, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations
Cresswell, Anthony M.; And Others – 1982
Interviews with persons responsible for interpreting and transmitting labor relations policy to negotiators at the local school district level in New York revealed considerable consistency in the ways the relevant laws, regulations, and legal opinions were assessed and used. Policy interpreters turned first to documents and then to consultants…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization, Labor Legislation
Drotning, John E.; Lipsky, David B. – 1978
This study investigated whether the use of the impasse procedures established by New York's Taylor Law affected the level of teacher salaries in New York public school districts between 1968 and 1972. Data for the study were gathered from all 693 New York public school districts (except New York City) that were involved in collective bargaining…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations
New York State Dept. of Labor, Albany. – 1989
This booklet gives general information on the provisions of the laws relating to the work force of New York State. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the booklet provides information on the following laws: minimum wages, prevailing wage rate, payment of wages, hours of work--meal periods, employment of minors, industrial homework,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Child Labor, Children
New York State AFL-CIO, Albany. – 1989
This curriculum guide was prepared for use in an introductory occupations course required of all New York State students taking a sequence in vocational education. Compiled by a partnership that included organized labor, the curriculum guide is based on New York State law, but the concepts and approaches could be adapted for use in other states.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employers