Did the 1982 National Football League strike have to last fifty-seven days? Did it have to occur at all? After reviewing the issues and events that developed during the five phases of the negotiation sessions, the author--a management negotiator in the recent strike--answers "no" to both questions. (SR)

Intended as a practical guide for negotiators, this manual provides step-by-step directions for techniques useful in the collective bargaining process. The suggestions are based on extensive first-hand experience and field research and apply to labor negotiations in all areas of public service. The manual is divided into nine sections, including…

The first in a series of articles devoted to raising questions about the meaning of collective bargaining to educational organizations, inquiring after the nature of the process, and devising strategies for obtaining maximum organizational and educational utility from collective bargaining and related structures. (Author)

The author is apprehensive about the attitudes of those involved in contract negotiations. However, man's reason and faith will triumph. (Editor/MF)

Summary of the Michigan Public Employees Relations Act and of decisions involving public education employees and institutions issued by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission. (JF)

This article examines conflict resolution through environmental mediation. Using several case studies the author defines and outlines the various approaches taken in resolving conflicts over environmental issues. It was concluded that some environmental disputes can be solved more satisfactorily and more quickly by using negotiation and mediation.…

Presents a theoretical framework that could be used by researchers and practitioners to understand the various dimensions and complexities of the bargaining process. (Author)

Recent research and theory on collective bargaining focuses on bargaining attitudes and behaviors. Walton and McKersie divided all bargaining into distributive and integrative. Distributive bargaining is competitive and based on an assumption of conflict of interest. Integrative bargaining is cooperative and based on the theory that power can be…

Relates certain structural characteristics of the collective negotiations process to the occurrence of impasses and to the successful completion of negotiations. (Author)

Examines the relationship between negotiation strategies and the quality of negotiated outcomes among undergraduate students. Finds that: impasse negotiations showed the frequent use of contention and sequences that paired similar (either cooperative or competitive) strategies; settlement was associated with decreased contention and sequences that…

This chapter discusses litigation touching on collective bargaining issues. The chapter is organized to follow the collective bargaining process, from cases dealing with union organizing to cases involving arbitration. Issues covered also include determination of bargaining units, scope of bargaining, union security, and unfair labor practices in…

Authors discuss their experiences with each of four different types of strikes -- recognitional, jurisdictional, strikes during the term of an agreement, and economic strikes. Describes the effect these strikes as well as strike threats have had on the public sector. (JF)

An in-depth, exploratory analysis was conducted covering nine cases in which mediation was used as an alternative to the adversary system in arriving at divorce settlements. The analyses were based on audio recordings of mediation sessions and an intensive interview with each of the parties 3 to 12 months after the divorce. Four obstacles to…