The purpose of this research is to set out a conceptual framework for explaining variations in the impact of faculty bargaining on institutions of higher education. The conceptual framework is presented in 3 parts. First, a model of the bargaining exchange process is sketched out. Second, an input model describing the structures, processes and…

Discusses facts concerning the M.L. Michael Kay case, a professor released from duty because of his political beliefs and actions. (HS)

This document presents the results of a survey of full-time faculty members at 4 California State Colleges. The survey was designed to discover the level of militancy within the faculty and to single out some other characteristics common to more militant professors. Highlights of the findings include: (1) Militant faculty are more likely to be in…

During a 1990 Temple University faculty strike, three types of militancy (voting to strike, voting to defy injunction, picketing) had different determinants; for example, social support and union commitment related to riskier types. Other variables related to militancy included attitudes toward job, union, and militancy. (SK)

The field of labor relations in colleges and universities is developing quite rapidly in the U.S. In the public sector, a variety of new labor relations laws are being adopted at the state level. Pending the possible adoption of federal legislation governing labor relations in public institutions, personnel officers who are without a state law…

The collective bargaining process is now reaching out to embrace virtually all of higher education. (HS)

Comparison of the cases of H. Bruce Franklin, a professor relieved of his duties at Stanford University because of his political actions, and Ernest Mandell, a professor at the Free University of Berlin who was denied appointment on the grounds of his political activities. (HS)

Untenured college faculty may not have contracts renewed. (HS)

The role of collective bargaining during the 1980s as the demand for effective higher education increases is discussed. The experiences of Boston University in recent years are used to illustrate some consequences of collective bargaining. "Reformist activism" (short of collective bargaining) is recommended as one solution. (PHR)

College faculties have been considerably slower than their public school counterparts in joining in the collective bargaining movement. The first large scale attempt was not made until 1965. The initial campaign to organize faculty in support of collective negotiations was in the California State College system, and the little empirical research…

This document presents the results of a study designed to elicit characteristics of professors in the field of the social sciences in the California State Colleges. The findings of the study support previous findings related to other social scientists in other parts of the country. Highlights of the findings include: (1) Social scientists tend to…

This document represents a substantial attempt to survey the literature of labor negotiations as it relates to the faculty in higher education. Works are included that provide a history of collective bargaining in the U.S. and the evaluation of the laws governing labor relations. The pros and cons on the applicability of various bargaining…

Author tells of his experience of being fired from the faculty at Stanford University because of his affiliation with the Communist party. (HS)

Discusses the case of H. Bruce Franklin, a professor removed from the faculty of Stanford University because of his political beliefs and actions. (HS)

Reviews the reactions of various sectors of Stanford University to the firing of H. Bruce Franklin because of his political beliefs and actions. (HS)