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Estabrook, Leigh – Library Journal, 1981
Briefly reviews the impact of the ideology of professionalism on librarianship and explores the affected labor-management and librarian-client relationships. (RAA)
Descriptors: Labor, Labor Relations, Librarians, Library Administration
Peer reviewedWinter, Frank – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
Discusses the implications of the demographic and geographic situation of libraries in Canada for library unionization. Insight is also provided into issues directly related to library management and library unions, including five factors which cause distrust and dissatisfaction. (CHC)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Demography, Foreign Countries, Labor Problems
Peer reviewedFrancis, Derek – Canadian Library Journal, 1981
A trustee of a Canadian public library discusses issues that must be addressed by the library board when the library staff forms a union. Suggestions are provided to aid in dealing with a union. (CHC)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Foreign Countries, Governing Boards, Labor Problems
Peer reviewedWeber, Mark – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses the unionization of support staff in academic and public libraries based on experiences in Ohio. Highlights include the legal framework for labor relations; reasons that library support staff are attracted to unions; negotiating the contract with union and library management; and administering the collective bargaining agreement. (10…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Collective Bargaining, Higher Education, Labor Legislation
Leather, Deborah J. – Library Administration & Management, 1988
Reviews federal legislation and litigation addressing the issue of comparable worth, and discusses the role of job surveys, job evaluation plans, and the labor market in court decisions. Summaries of alternatives to the federal system for dealing with the comparable worth issue include efforts by states, local governments, and unions. (18…
Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Labor Market
Berry, John – Library Journal, 1997
Results of a survey of 15 directors of large libraries revealed a consensus that despite their adversarial roles and the time and effort it takes to make the relationship work, unions are worth the trouble. Highlights include who runs the library, rewarding mediocrity, salaries, team versus individual, race, negotiating roles, and changes needed.…
Descriptors: Change, Employer Employee Relationship, Labor Relations, Libraries
Download full textKusack, James – 1986
Research on the effects of collective bargaining by library clerical workers indicates that effects are often less dramatic than expected, and that there does not appear to be a single "union effect." Although one study found hefty gains for library workers with collective bargaining agreements, other studies have found no significant gains by the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accountability, Clerical Workers, Collective Bargaining
Peer reviewedCruzat, Gwendolyn S. – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Describes some characteristics of the modern organization that affect contract or negotiated management and identifies changes in approach relevant for library and information organizations management now and in the future. (EM)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Computers, Futures (of Society), Labor Legislation
