The statistics that are presented are based on a one percent systematic sample of the OCLC online union catalog as of January 1980. Detailed data were collected on the use of fields, subfields, indicators in bibliographic records, and on the co-occurrence of fields within bibliographic records. The sample used for the study was obtained by…

The proceedings of the second seminar on labor relations and the librarian, held May 1974, are presented by the sponsor, the Institute of Professional Librarians of Ontario (IPLO). The papers included cover various aspects of labor relations: collective bargaining and the professional, defining a bargaining unit, union and management postures and…

This pamphlet deals with the professional concerns of academic women. Topics of articles cover: definition of terms in collective bargaining; faculty women at the bargaining table; women faculty and the union at Oakland University; folk wisdom of collective bargaining in Michigan; maintaining balance in a collective agreement; unions, politics,…

A brief as "amicus curiae" in the United States Supreme Court was offered by the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1953 during a school segregation case. The brief states that if the court finds segregation in the public schools violates the Fourteenth Amendment, it would be preferable for the court to direct cessation…

Preceding the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Center for Research and Documentation on Vocational Training (CINTERFOR), a 3-day seminar to study manpower development and training was conducted. The seminar was planned and coordinated by a committee with representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, The Agency for International…

Summarized testimony heard at the public hearings held by the Educational Service Region of Cook County (March 1, 1973) is presented in this document. In addition to being printed in narrative form, the comments are also analyzed in tables according to content and response to key issues centered around collective bargaining. An opening letter by…

The philosophy behind and the rationale for faculty unionization is extremely complicated. Its steadily increasing acceptance throughout the nation is significant not only because of its budgetary effects, but also as a commentary on the methods by which the teaching profession has been managed and as a force that will have fundamental effects on…

At the beginning of the 1970s, American university libraries can look back upon a decade of phenomenal growth. Serious problems of organization and administration often resulted from this growth which have not received the attention deserved. The traditional hierarchial structure of university libraries with one head librarian at the top is no…

Discusses the history of library unionism and reviews "Unionization: The Viewpoint of Librarians" by Theodore Lewis Guyton. (PF)

Systems and networks have been a fact of life in Indiana for several years. The Area Library Services Authority, the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority, the Indiana Union List of Serials, the statewide TWX network, and others are documented with emphasis on the participation of specialized libraries. (Author)

This symposium includes the title article by David Brody and "How Union Members and Nonmembers View the Role of Unions" (Carol Keegan); "American Labor History: A Conspiracy of Silence?" (Roy Rosenzweig); and "Are the Media Shortchanging Organized Labor?" (John A. Grimes). (SK)

The first of two papers discusses serials cataloging issues, including fullness of bibliographic description, form of entry, successive versus latest entry cataloging, and microform reproductions as they affect union lists. The second paper discusses planning and implementation of the Iowa Newspaper project to inventory, catalog, and microfilm the…

Discusses societal pressures, including the need for child care, that have resulted in the increased participation of women in the labor force. Outlines steps to increase women's participation in the labor movement and lists positive actions that some unions have already taken. (CH)

Analyzes the history and consequences of the "Enmons" decision, which held that union violence, if carried out in furtherance of a legitimate collective bargaining objective, does not violate the extortion and robbery provisions of the federal anti-Racketeering Act of 1934 as amended in 1946 by the Hobbs Act. (MLF)

Examines new developments in the automobile industry (specifically, recent union contracts) and how they may change the way we look at the labor/management equation. (CT)