Introduces two articles that (1) supply the union and management perspectives of the Supreme Court decision in "Ellis vs. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks" and (2) discuss how this decision affects the public sector in the area of education. (MLF)

The Supreme Court in "Ellis vs. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks" has provided a systematic process for determining what constitutes union expenses properly charged to objecting nonmembers. (MLF)

In "Ellis vs. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks," the Supreme Court clarified the line between permissible and nonpermissible expenses and what procedures must be available to prevent compulsory subsidization of ideological activity by objecting employees. This article also describes the Court's decisions subsequent to…

Addresses the question of what to do when an organization has an agency shop. Introduces two articles that present, respectively, the views of management and of unions on the subject of agency shop. (MD)

Summarizes problems facing public-sector labor organizations in charging and collecting fair share fees for services rendered to nonmembers. (MD)

Reviews public-sector employers' problems with agency shop agreements from a management perspective. Emphasizes preventative approaches. In negotiating agency fee obligations, employers must anticipate constitutional and labor relations issues. (MD)

Reviewed are the most significant legal issues affecting labor relations in education. Concerns involving agency shop, duty of fair representation, impasse arbitration, tenure, and curriculum (what it should or should not contain) are summarized. (MD)

In this introduction to three articles on collective bargaining the author outlines concerns and questions about the proposition of public referendum as a means of resolving negotiation impasses. (MD)

Recent criticism of education is causing pressure for major educational reform. Change involves significant labor relations implications for both management and unions. Collective bargaining can help if its process and use are understood. (MD)

Outlines the concerns about collective bargaining issues and teachers brought about as a result of the "National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University" decision. (MD)

In another criticism of Iorio's article, the author outlines how the "Yeshiva issue" has thrown up a smoke screen and covered the larger agenda to stall governance reforms in public schools. (MD)

The resolution of public sector negotiations impasses by a vote of the electorate is presented as a new solution that is the best available in teachers' union disputes with administration. It puts the accountability in the hands of the people who must live with the decision. (MD)

Until public policy is modified, the only rational substitute for the right of strike/lockout is arbitration on a final offer basis. (Author/IRT)

Defines and establishes a common framework to observe, describe, and assess modifications in the public sector bargaining model that hold great promise to incorporate all groups having vital interests in the reallocation of resources through collective bargaining. (Author/MLF)