Study indicates that revolutionary changes in governance procedures will not develop from administrative or court interpretations of bargaining statutes. The major change will derive from case-by-case decisions that will fracture faculty authority and expand negotiations into permissive areas. (Author/LBH)

This study's purpose was to analyze the operation of the bargaining systems in the 16 public two-year New Jersey colleges, to compare these systems with those in other states, and to develop policy recommendations. Research covered the history and origins of bargaining, employers' negotiating structures, faculty salary and compensation analysis,…

Empirical research literature on the relationship between faculty bargaining and faculty reward systems was reviewed. The emphasis was on five areas that may be affected by bargaining: the rationalization of institutional policies and practicies, particularly those related to personnel issues; a rationalization of grievance procedures, with a…