Impasses are important for public employees because the use and exhaustion of statutory impasse procedures determine the occurrence and legality of any strike. Impasse exists for employers as the primary exception to the rule prohibiting unilateral change of employment terms and conditions. (Author/IRT)

Explores the unique government and collective bargaining structure of Hawaii that makes collective bargaining on a statewide basis both feasible and logical. (Author)

Examines some legislative strike remedies that have been enacted in various states and assesses their effectiveness in deterring strikes by public employees. Concludes that most such remedies are minimally effective at best. (For availability see EA 507 343) (Author/JG)

Reviews state labor legislation passed or debated in 1975 and early 1976. Also describes the impact of amending laws on the current labor picture and evident trends in public attitudes toward public employees. For availability, see EA 507 548. (Author)

Notes that the duty of fair representation in the public sector is the same as in the private and argues that expanding the former to include liability for negligent representation is one method of accommodating conflicting interests in a constitutionally compatible manner. (Author/IRT)

Reviews the state of the art of bargaining unit determination. Provides a summary table covering bargaining unit laws and their implementation in the 50 states. (Author)

Reviews court decisions relevant to the conflict between union contract provisions requiring financial contributions from employees who choose not to be union members and the constitutional rights of employees whose religious beliefs prevent them from joining or financially supporting a union. (JG)

Describes and evaluates the effectiveness of multi-employer bargaining in education in Saskatchewan. The relative advantages and disadvantages of centralized negotiations as a means of reducing union "whipsawing" tactics are examined and some observations are made concerning the establishment of multi-unit board bargaining structures in…

This paper is a synopsis of the opinions of the Supreme Court Justices in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, which held that states could properly allow agency shop provisions in public sector unionism, and an analysis of some of the problems unions will face in implementing the agency shop. (Author/IRT)

Summarizes legal arguments dealing with public employee collective bargaining in an attempt to explain variations in state bargaining laws. A discrimination analysis model is then used to determine which nonlegal factors affect the enactment of collective bargaining legislation for public school teachers. (Available from Baywood Publishing…

Reviews the legal rulings and statutes that have shaped public employee labor relations in Texas since the late 19th century. In the absence of one comprehensive labor/management act, Texas has many diverse laws and precedents that affect the public employee. Available from Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 43 Central Drive, Farmingdale, NY 11735;…

Investigates the pattern of strikes among public school teachers from 1946 to 1973. Changes in the frequency of teacher strikes were found to be highly responsive to changes in the economic and legal conditions surrounding the collective bargaining relationship. For availability, see EA 507 548. (Author)

Reviews the 12-year history of negotiations concerning governance in institutions of higher education in New York since passage of the Taylor Law. (IRT)