Reviewing the major points at the two teacher union conventions in 1983, this article outlines how both unions are responding to recent criticism of public education. The unions are involved in new public outreach efforts, and the most debated issue at both conferences was merit pay. (MD)

The study revealed the degree of influence of the local teacher membership, state affiliate union, and teacher negotiator on decisions concerning working conditions and agreements. Data strongly suggested that the local teacher membership, the state affiliate union, and the teacher negotiator had influenced decision making concerning working…

The crisis in the American economy has provided an opportunity to change traditional bargaining methods and to get the unions involved in taking a serious look at their stake in a healthy economy. (JOW)

Collective bargaining in public higher education is examined in terms of enabling legislation, bargaining unit differences, and problems of personnel composition. Areas of difference are then analyzed on a geographical basis of single-campus, horizontal-multiple-campus, and vertical-multiple-campus organization. (MLF)

Unionized and nonunionized faculty in Pennsylvania are compared on six facet-specific dimensions of job satisfaction. Results indicate that unionized faculty are significantly more satisfied on four of the six dimensions as compared with nonunionized faculty. (MLF)

Having served on both sides of the negotiating table, the author condemns the destructiveness of the adversary system and appeals for new forms of communication to replace collective bargaining in education. (Author)

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)

Presents national data on teacher salary trends from 1967 to 1980 as background for a review of 15 major studies on collective bargaining's effects on teacher salaries. Discusses problems in the research and concludes that the studies indicate bargaining has had some effect on salaries. (RW)

This paper covers three fundamental aspects of productivity analysis: concepts, measurement issues, and a brief consideration of causal forces. It also explores recent trends in partial labor productivity, building on terms and concepts introduced in the first part of this article. (CT)

Describes five tactics that striking teachers use against superintendents and school boards. Notes their effect on administrator resignations and school levy defeats, and lists three ways administrators can build mutual support, including sharing strike experiences, getting professional associations' support, and establishing statewide networks of…

Describes how job sharing may help school districts faced with laying off teachers. Gives responses to the concept of job sharing from parents, administrators, and union leaders. (WD)

Women's labor activity in the U.S. is examined. Some topics discussed include women in the Knights of Labor and in printers' and cigar makers' unions. Questions which deserve careful study by social studies educators and which can be discussed in the classroom are examined. (RM)

Reviews the history of the National Union Catalog and the publication of the Pre-1956 Imprints. The roles of the ALA and Mansell Publishing in the completion of what is probably the last large-scale nonautomated bibliographic project, editorial problems, and the role of automation in future projects are discussed. (JL)

Discusses resources for students and teachers about working class and labor studies. Books, journals, slides, films, filmstrips, and recordings are listed under the topics of contemporary issues about work and the workplace, and Canadian unions. (KC)

University faculty are the only members of the education sector in Australia that have not affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. It is argued that the considerable facilities, resources, and power of the organization would benefit faculty, and that the faculty association should affiliate with ACTU. (MSE)