The review of grievance arbitration awards in public education constitutes the topic of this second chapter in a book on school law. A discussion of landmark cases outside of education underscores the general principles that have motivated courts to undertake review of arbitration awards. Supreme Court decisions in three cases known as the…

This monograph analyzes the law of fair representation, as applied by the National Labor Relations Board and the courts, and its implications for individuals, union officials, and management. As employees increasingly turn to judicial and administrative agencies to protect their rights, the duty of fair representation has become a doctrine of…

This study examines systematically the development of faculty collective bargaining at 4-year colleges and universities since 1969. The changes in federal and state laws that made this development possible and the application of the law to higher education by federal and state labor boards are analyzed through extensive accounts of the…

This article reviews the current status of collective bargaining in higher education, with a special focus on representation in two-year institutions. After identifying the extent of representation by bargaining agents, the year in which first faculty collective bargaining contracts have been signed, and distinguishing among four-year and two-year…

Chapter 8 in a book on school law explains some of the basic concepts of arbitration, such as how to present a grievance in an arbitration hearing, with special emphasis on particular problems that may arise in education. The chapter points out some common issues advocates of arbitration in the educational setting will confront; general arbitral…

This paper surveys the legal aspects of tenure and arbitration under the Taylor Law, New York State's major statute governing collective bargaining for public employees (including teachers). The law outlaws teachers' strikes, but provides three methods of dispute resolution between employees and school districts (mediation, fact-finding, and both…

In eight chapters, this work emphasizes that collective bargaining activities fall within a framework of rules. Chapter 1 centers on constitutional rights and torts. Good faith bargaining is the focus of chapter 2. The activities of public employment relations agencies are discussed in chapter 3. Chapter 4 concentrates on resolving impasses. The…

This book is the 12th in a series of monographs that examine various issues and controversial areas involving collective bargaining and the regulation of labor-management disputes. This volume deals with National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) policy. In particular, it describes and analyzes various NLRB-ordered remedies and discusses many of the…

This book surveys court litigation arising from the period 1975-78 concerning the field of public sector labor relations. Part 1 summarizes recent trends and developments in the field. Transcripts of the 15 court cases most likely to be cited or referred to in the future are reproduced in full in Part 2, with an analysis of each case and its…

As used here, compulsory union or union security agreements are federally sanctioned contracts between a labor union and employer whereby the employer agrees to require his employees, as a condition of their employment, to affiliate with the union in some way. Right-to-work is usually construed to mean the liberty of the individual to have a job…

The intent of this volume is to inform boards of education about the collective negotiations process so that the board can proceed to improve board-staff relations as well as achieve its goals at the bargaining table. Although much of the information in this book applies to all public employee collective bargaining, the author chooses to focus on…

This book contains 25 essays on the subject of industrial relations divided into the following parts: Essays and their authors are as follows: "The Context of Collective Bargaining in American Colleges and Universities" (Kenneth P. Mortimer); "Transformation of the U.S. Collective Bargaining System: The Impact on Higher Education" (James P.…

Chapter 3 of a book on school law, this chapter focuses on 1979 cases related to collective bargaining. The author notes that, as in 1978, challenges to grievance arbitration and to the awards of arbitrators were the dominant subject of litigation, with scope of bargaining a distant second place in the list of subject areas. In addition, he has…

This book provides school board members with hands-on guidelines for collaborative bargaining with teacher unions. The book combines the practical with the conceptual and policy dimensions of teacher bargaining. Part 1 provides a view of immediate problems in their context--broad policy issues that affect across-the-table bargaining. Eight…

Faculty collective bargaining is a recent development on the campuses of four-year colleges and universities. The factors that stimulated this development are outlined in this study as are some of the special problems generated by faculty bargaining, especially determination of the bargaining unit and the appropriate scope of negotiations. Some…