The hypothesis tested and supported by samples of workers from the Quality of Employment Surveys is that the union wage premium is, in part, a compensating wage for accepting employment in hazardous and/or strike-prone industries. (Author/RM)

Universities are poorly equipped to handle change because of their protected history, elitist position, rapid expansion since the 1960s, and paternalistic management style. (JOW)

The last few years have seen increasing interest in library networking in Australia from a number of different groups. All the projects have concerned networks of similar libraries and no parallel to U.S.A. developments of networks encompassing a variety of types of libraries has yet appeared. (Author)

Discussion of various factors involved in a shift from professional associations to unionization for librarians; includes arguments for and against. (AP)

Describes the problems surrounding the union-management relationship among public employees, with special attention given to library employees. (AP)

While traditional debates about teacher unions have focused on their dual roles (industrial and professional), this report suggests that such duality is outdated, and it is important to recognize that teacher unions in North America now focus on a multiplicity of areas. To understand them, it is necessary to analyze the range of teacher union…

The author comments upon the effects of unionization of faculty members at institutions of higher learning as they relate to the university concept of department chairman. (AG)

Author calls upon principals, superintendents, and academicians to join forces to save the principalship. (GB)

With a huge extrusion-type compactor at the new Wisconsin Union South, trash is no problem at this campus activity center. (Author)

Hawaii is one of only two jurisdictions with a law requiring that in every bargaining unit in the public sector, every employee--whether a member or not--must pay a service fee to the exclusive bargaining representative. This article examines the history of this novel legislation and its problems. (Author/DS)

Results of the meeting in Cairo, April-May 1972. (SP)

The Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs is discussed as the union which, though relatively obscure in the university setting, offers university teachers the best vehicle for collective bargaining. (JK)