The NAWDC Professional Development and Standards Committee was charged by a positive 1971 convention response to a working paper on Professional Ethics" to create a professional code of ethics to which all levels of NAWDC membership could subscribe. The Professional Development and Standards Committee documents were adopted by the NAWDC…

Discusses the election of officers and some of the resolutions adopted at the 1973 Association for Education in Journalism convention. (RB)

This article is intended to familiarize library administrators with the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972. (4 references) (SJ)

Unemployment among engineers, considered a short-term problem, affects most severely the youngest, oldest, and those with least experience and education. (Editor)

Indicates that arrest records as well as convictions disqualify people for state and local government jobs. (BH)

Preview of nationwide survey presents preliminary findings on workers' attitudes toward labor standards problems and job satisfaction. (Editor)

Future developments in the areas of employer policies and retirement age choice of employees are uncertain because of the inability to predict public policy regarding retirement benefit programs. (JOW)

Develops and tests a choice model of National Labor Relations Board members in selected unfair labor practice cases over the 1954-77 period. Evidence supports the popular belief that Board decisions are heavily dependent upon shifting political winds. (Author/JOW)

Colleges and universities have begun creating a structured employment environment for their professional staff. Questions of the adequacy of grievance procedures, job security, staff reduction, appropriate notice periods, length of probationary status, etc. are being studied. Two approaches are described: the University of Iowa and the University…

Reviews termination procedures of professional chemists and the compliance of these terminations to the American Chemical Society's (ACS's) Professional Employment Guidelines. Provides the ACS guidelines. (DS)

The structured interview format reduces the subjectivity and inconsistency inherent in traditional employment interviews. The process is based on job duties and requirements, is administered by a committee, is consistently applied to all applicants, and is documented for future reference. (SK)

Discusses the complexity of the problem of unwelcome workplace sex. Gives a short history of the issue, the legal problems, advice for handling harassment, and the true cost of an office romance. Discusses training strategies which would be helpful in overcoming the problem. (JOW)

Explains how the temporary help industry operates and lists some considerations when choosing a service. (JM)

Recent literature regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is reviewed. Also discussed are the results of a national survey of regional directors of Offices for Civil Rights to gain insight into the economic and social impact of Section 504 since its full implementation. (JH)

FWEP studied sexual inequity among farmworkers, staff, and board members of eight farmworker organizations. It found that inequities and limited opportunities did exist and a major impediment was women's lack of perception of the present inequities facing them. Journal availability: see RC 503 518. (DS)