Suggests that modernism is ending and full-time employment can no longer be taken for granted. Posits the formation of a risk society for which modern education is no longer adequate. Lifelong learning and a learning society may be more viable. (SK)

To reverse the decline in membership, unions must meet the challenges of representing under-represented workers and address workplace concerns. They must also restore the balance between their social and economic functions. Innovative strategies being used suggest where the future of unions may lie. (50 references) (Author/JOW)

Discusses the failure of the merger of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. Suggests that now cooperation between the two is essential to save public education. (JOW)

In the 1930s-1940s, personality inventories measuring psychopathology were used to identify job applicants who might be union sympathizers. Some managers believed that engagement in union activity correlated with psychological problems. Industrial psychologists' involvement in this practice raises ethical questions. (Contains 93 references.) (SK)

Describes how unions organizing graduate students are enjoying unprecedented breakthroughs, such as their first recognition at a private university. Unions are facing obstacles as well, including continued administrative resistance and squabbles between national unions. (EV)

Presents guidelines for enhancing the investment value of carpeting in student union buildings, foyers and hallways, administrative offices, cafeterias and food courts, and recreation areas. Color coordination is briefly discussed. (GR)

Provides the texts of 2 International Labour Conference standards: Convention Number 87, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize, and Convention Number 98, the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining. Presents results of a survey of how these conventions are being applied in various countries. (JOW)

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of providing tenure in local school districts. Cites the case of the Patchogue-Medford School Board on Long Island, New York, which started denying tenure to qualified teachers because of one tenured teacher who is making a mockery of his position. (JOW)

Unless unions can gain a greater role in decision making on the content of work, they risk losing members to management-controlled participation schemes. (JOW)

Asserting that college union and student activities administrators can become more effective in reaching their desired outcomes by conducting environmental assessment, this article provides a comprehensive plan to conduct such an assessment. Discusses defining the purpose; getting to know the audience, its satisfaction level, and its needs;…

Points out that more and more union members now work in the public sector and are more likely to be female, highly educated, white collar, and work in bureaucratic settings. Considers consequences of this shift in the composition of union membership on national union movements. Contains 35 references. (JOW)

A review of labor education in Britain examines the role of expert systems and an environment characterized by risk and reflexivity. Concludes that union education is hampered by the emphasis in lifelong learning rhetoric and policy on individuals and full-time, younger learners as well as by employer reluctance to participate. (Contains 45…

Describes the Hawthorn Court Community Center at Iowa State University, Ames, and the HUB-Robeson Center at Pennsylvania State University. Focuses on the food service offered in these new student-life buildings. Includes photographs. (EV)

The oral testimony of three black union members from Memphis, Tennessee, reflects the pervasive racism in society and the connection between the civil rights movement and the labor movement. (SK)

Substantial proportions of people enter into new partner relationships after bereavement or divorce. Nowadays in Europe, unmarried cohabitation and living-apart-together relationships are frequently opted for at repartnering. Drawing on the Netherlands Living Arrangements and Social Networks survey of men and women aged 55 to 89 years (N=4,494),…