One of its members sketches some of the activities and goals of the ILO. (LS)

Concludes that labor relations among districts vary in response to and enforcement of specific contract provisions and that labor relations at the school level vary within districts, influenced by such factors as administrative leadership, staff allegiance, and student needs. (JOW)

Productivity and employment data were collected from nine manufacturing plants at monthly intervals over a period of four to five years, during which time cooperative labor-management programs were introduced. Results showed productivity increased in six of eight firms and employment remained stable in eight of the nine. (Author/SK)

This study explored labor relations practices in United States parks and recreation agencies. Responses from 200 public parks and recreation organizations are discussed and displayed in tabular form. (CJ)

During the 1920s, Brookwood, America's first and only residential labor college, did its part in educating organized labor as to the needs of Black workers, alleviating tension between Black and White workers and challenging the status quo policies of traditional trade unionism. (Author/GC)

This follow-up study of British union members who had been granted day release to attend a workers' education course illustrates that trade union courses can develop skills and self-confidence useful in political, public, and work-related activities. (SK)

Reviews some dominant trends--diversification of the levels, forms, and functions of workers' participation; the role of collective bargaining; the revival of workers' councils; structural changes; expansion of scope; means of establishing workers' participation--and discusses problems such as the role of unions and the risks of complexity and…

This overview of public library unionism in the United States notes viewpoints expressed in the literature citing public-employee dilemmas, negotiation restrictions, and union effects on bureaucracies. Seventeen references are listed. (EJS)

Three sets of relationships directly affect the daily activities of a special educator regardless of job title, institutional affiliation, or specialty. These are relationships with the public, the union, and the profession. These relationships should be complementary and a source of support for educators attempting to improve special education…

Argues that forced unionism for teachers and forced union fees are undemocratic. Maintains that teacher unions will represent the interests of their members only when they must compete for membership. (Author/WD)

Discusses factors which affect the rate of productivity (the end of the farm-to-nonfarm shift, increased foreign competition, more highly educated workforce, rising cost of energy). Also discusses worker concerns over job security and how these concerns are reflected in union demands. (CT)

The new student center at Villanova University was designed to look as if it had always been there. A large roof forms a unifying framework for the variety of activities organized on two levels. Each function has its place, yet shares visual contact with the other activities. (Author/MLF)