Decisions that need to be made when preparing for labor agreements are outlined including philosophical approach (policy); legal framework (varies between states and between public and private); organizing, unit determination, and election activity decisions; bargaining activity decisions; and contract administration and renegotiation decisions.…

This guide offers an objective framework for deciding whether self-operation or contract management (also known as privatization or "outsourcing") will best serve the goals and objectives of an individual institution of higher education. The guide is organized into four chapters. Chapter 1 briefly outlines the evolution of contract…

The author, in presenting observations and impressions gathered from his experience at Central Michigan University, concludes that a tripartite balance between faculty senate, teachers' union, and university administration appears to be the best way to protect sound program administration if unionization is present on a campus. Benefits and…