There are many similarities in collective bargaining as it is carried on in different types of political subdivisions. Where organizations are competing for the right to represent a group of workers, the concept of "majority rules" generally prevails. The election and designation of a specific bargaining unit occasionally needs clarification in…

Outlines the new movement to teach conflict resolution in schools nationwide. It teaches students how to resolve their differences peaceably in an increasingly violent world. Includes a sidebar with a resource listing. (MD)

Individual colleges will be able to negotiate their own pacts to televise football games as a result of the Supreme Court ruling that the National College Athletic Association does not have exclusive rights to such negotiations. Well-known football programs will probably benefit the most. (MLW)

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)

Describes the problem of the principal's role in Board-teacher negotiation and one school district's solution. (SP)

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

Discusses the scope given to bargaining if a statute (which requires good faith negotiations on wages and hours) also includes a directive to negotiate on conditions of employment." (JF)

An analysis of the productivity offsets to achieve second tier wage increases for workers covered by Australian national and Queensland awards shows that the two-tier wage system increased competitiveness and productivity, especially in blue-collar industries. (JOW)

A carefully developed employment contract between superintendent and board is essential. This article emphasizes the necessity for holding genuine contract negotiations, defining board roles, establishing deadlines, and retaining counsel for both parties. The contract should provide for evaluating the superintendent, resolving conflicts, and…

Discusses the process by which one school district avoided teacher strikes or dissension by using a style of negotiation based on trust and cooperation. Lists the 10 main features of this negotiation style and provides additional advice based on this experience. (HB)

Once collaborative bargaining negotiations are complete, only hard work will protect district gains. Suggestions are given regarding sharing information, resolving conflicts fairly and quickly, dealing with grievances and negotiating issues, using detailed contract language, surrendering power, and recognizing the inherent difficulties of setting…

The TAKEOVER TRIO is a business game about a takeover. Three stakeholders (mother company, ailing daughter company, and potential buying company) must agree on a plan to prevent compulsory liquidation of the daughter. The primary learning objective is to make participants aware of the effect of negotiation process parameters on its outcome.…

As the most unionized segment of the public sector workforce in the USA, teachers and their bargaining representatives wield significant power in the world of educational labour relations and beyond. Yet, just as the First Amendment's freedom of association clause affords unions the right to exist, its concomitant recognition that employees are…

Surveys various reactions of faculties and administrators to the collective bargaining experience of the State University of New York during the first year of a negotiated agreement between the State of New York and the Senate Professional Association, and examines attitude changes over the one-year period. (Editor/PG)