Within the context of college union programs, the recreational games of bowling, billiards, table tennis, and some table games are discussed, including their history, facilities, and operation. Specific duties and responsibilities of the Recreation Area Manager are outlined, as are counter personnel and procedures, and maintenance personnel and…

Student concern regarding faculty unionism does not stem from a belief that public employee collective bargaining is bad public policy. To the contrary, most students recognize the civil right of employees to organize and bargain collectively. Their concern stems from the impact that collective bargaining has had, and will have, on the quality of…

This report presents an analysis of the free time on campus utilization of lounging space at the University of Alberta. Data were collected by a questionnaire limited to student life outside of the instruction time. Results indicated: (1) next to student study, lounging space is the most important informal time need; (2) students from many…

This paper analyzes the nature of the student activity in this century and analyzes or predicts the character this activity might take. Four patterns of student activity are reviewed: (1) student union pattern, (2) the special interest group/confrontation pattern, (3) the neo-governmental pattern, and (4) the independence pattern. Emphasis is…

Presented in this document is a discussion of faculty participation in academic governance. Within this context, the discussion is broken into categories concerning oligarchy and anarchy, professionalism and unionization, academic policy and purpose, leadership and authority, and constitution and structure. It is felt that much of the present…

White-collar and professional employees are increasingly turning to unions to combat their loss of independence as employees of large organizations. Managers should realize that they and professional employees have different viewpoints about job situations and that the current trend toward white-collar unionism is apt to continue. (JG)

The UAW (United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America) education director reviews organized labor's attitude toward career education and suggests a number of cooperative activities in which labor unions could and should be involved in making career education policy. (MF)

Examines influence of political and economic factors on the public employee bargaining process. (PKP)

In several 1977 cases the Supreme Court held that a bona fide seniority system may apply different terms of employment if it operates in a neutral fashion and is not intentionally designed to discriminate. Available from the Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646; single copy $3.00. (Author/IRT)

Presents and discusses a model procedure that identifies prebargaining activities for union-management negotiations and stages them in a time-work sequence. (TA)

Provides a brief history of public employee organizations and examines major methods used by such groups to establish their legitimacy. Focuses on the way this legitimacy impacts organizational authority structures. (Author)

Student activism at the University of Massachusetts is described as an outgrowth of the economic and political conditions of the state in the mid-1970's. Development of a student union for collective bargaining is discussed. Available from: Edcentric, P.O. Box 10085, Eugene, OR 97401. (LBH)

Questionnaire responses of a large educational faculty in a private university were used to examine support for collective bargaining and several propositions about unionism. The results indicate far greater union support and tenure's positive relationship with unionism, contrary to prevailing beliefs. (Editor/LBH)

What are the special skills and attitudes that will be required of a successful principal under collective bargaining? Extends an earlier discussion of this topic (EJ 159 821) and describes four prototype principal leaders and their leadership characteristics relating them to the demands of leading a school under collective bargaining. (Author/RK)

Reviews the data obtained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in reply to a special question asked in the March 1971 monthly population survey about union membership to describe the extent of unionism among black workers and to find interrelationships between union membership, unemployment and earnings. (Author/AM)