The use of seniority in current school layoff and transfer practices and the impact of seniority provisions on school operations are examined in this paper. The data for the study came from two sources: interviews with teachers, principals, union leaders, and district administrators in four school districts (drawn from a national sample) facing…

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC," Volume 2, contains 14 summaries of documents and journal articles on reduction in force, all of which are indexed in either "Resources in Education" or "Current Index to Journals in Education." The materials included deal with various aspects of this topic, such as the…

A collection of approximately 75 abstracts relating to the issues of faculty reduction and layoff is presented, based on a 1981 computer search of the ERIC database. ERIC abstracts included are most likely to be of value to planners facing the prospect of faculty reduction; they provide a beginning ERIC reference source of background material…

Discusses substantive and procedural restraints, including legal pitfalls, due process, and no-layoff clauses, within which public employers must decide questions of reduction in workforce (RIF). Describes elements of a sound RIF policy and considers ways of using the collective bargaining process to facilitate the RIF process. (JBM)

Survey data from 277 Ohio school districts (43 percent of those queried) are collected here in order to analyze trends in the use of statutory and negotiated benefits and collective bargaining with reference to a similar survey published in 1977. Based on surveys returned, information is organized into separate sections for classroom teachers and…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: recognition, exclusions, academic freedom, governance,…

The collective bargaining agreement between Hofstra University and the Hofstra University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1985-August 31, 1988 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and unit recognition; faculty statutes and faculty policy series; the…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter (1,410 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, exclusions, academic…

The collective bargaining agreement between Kent State University and the United Faculty Professional Association covering the period August 19, 1984-September 16, 1987 is presented. The association is a chapter (810 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Items covered in the agreement include: recognition of the…

The collective bargaining agreement between New York Institute of Technology and the Council of Metropolitan and Old Westbury chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1986 until August 31, 1992 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and recognition of AAUP;…

The collective bargaining agreement between Oakland University and the University's chapter (370 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period 1985-1988 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and recognition of AAUP, academic titles, AAUP rights, university management,…

The collective bargaining agreement between Montgomery Community College Board of Trustees and the Montgomery College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period June 26, 1986 to June 30, 1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: definitions and unit recognition; management functions;…

The collective bargaining agreement between Monmouth College and the Monmouth College Faculty Association (an affiliate of the American Association of University Professors) covering the period July 1, 1985-June 30, 1988 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: unit recognition; academic rank; equal employment, affirmative action, and…

The collective bargaining agreement between Cuyahoga Community College District and the Cuyahoga Community College chapter (310 members) of the American Association of University Professors covering the period September 1, 1983-September 1, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, membership obligations, dues…

The collective bargaining agreement between Hofstra University and the Hofstra University Chapter (340 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AARP) September 1, 1982-August 31, 1985 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and recognition of AAUP; faculty statutes and faculty policy series, the…