This report is a compilation of the major substance of collectively bargained contracts in higher education. This document is intended for two audiences--those persons who are engaged in the collective bargaining process and want information on the "state of the contracts," and second, those persons who are interested in the study of collective…

The growth in the number of higher education collective bargaining contracts continues at a rapid pace, although it is taking longer for the initial contract to be negotiated. The data on 131 contracts covering 215 institutions is included in the statistical tables in this document. Collective bargaining has increased in the West and at least one…

This article presents an overview of the use of adjunct faculty generally and within gerontology programs and discusses the benefits, drawbacks and possible solutions for both adjunct faculty and gerontology programs to utilize part-time teaching staff. The benefits reported for being a part-time faculty member include wanting to be in academia…

In the program, prisoners negotiate parole contracts and release dates from prison. (BP)

Results of a recent study show that teacher bargaining has been more than minimally effective. (Author)

Collective bargaining is an alternative to repressive unilateralism or attempts at naked force--provided that both parties understand the process and put it into practice with some degree of sophistication. It is when the process is abused or misunderstood by either party that inordinate friction and unresolved conflict follow. (Author/CB)

Investigated whether observed divorce settlements suggest that parents make trade-offs between several dimensions related to their children (custody, visitation, support) and marital property. Data from National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 support notion that parents make such trade-offs. (Author/NB)

A survey of 202 Massachusetts union leaders received 94 responses indicating that women are overrepresented as union secretaries and underrepresented as presidents. They rarely chair grievance or negotiation committees. Both male and female leaders would like to see more women leaders, but males felt that women's issues were adequately represented…

Presents an annotated bibliography: Five entries regarding theories and practices of academic budgeting; four entries regarding preparing a budget; and six entries addressing negotiating budgets and stretching money further. (SG)

In this article, I have conceptualized union-management relations using an organizational justice framework. I consider organizational justice theory, including distributive, procedural, interactional, and what I call relational justice perspectives. Utilizing examples from my experience and research, I illustrate and discuss various forms of…