Discusses the current position of women in society and indicates that, although progress has been made, many do not enjoy the fruits of the economic development to which they have contributed. (JOW)

A study of employment practices in unionized workplaces received 1,579 responses indicating that organizations tend to cut employees without considering the long-term costs and implications. Smaller workplaces were less likely to have had reductions in the workforce. (JOW)

The rapid postwar rise of temporary employment is outlined, including legitimate and less legitimate manifestations, views of unions and employers, advantages and disadvantages. The legal status of such work in various countries and the problems arising from the triangular relationship between worker, temporary agency, and employer are addressed.…

It is logical for groups within the college or university to work together for the institution's common good. Student activities personnel can initiate partnerships on campus in the areas of activities planning, academic and intellectual programing, and governance. It is also important to plan program evaluation and anticipate resistance to…

With the proposed dissolution of the binary system of higher education in the United Kingdom, the central issue facing faculty unions with diverse memberships and interests is how their future relationships will be structured. Greater cooperation is seen as necessary for protection of the higher education teaching profession. (MSE)

Examines the impact of teacher unions in two centralized educational systems--France and Israel--on school reforms. Document analysis and interview data suggest that, since 1970, teacher unions in both countries have been demanding and receiving more say in educational policy reforms. Despite similarities in tactics, French unions are more…

Case studies of five Scottish companies found that four of their quality circles programs had ceased. Essential to the success of quality circles were changes in the systems of reward, communication, and decision making and the cooperation and support of middle managers, who may see quality circles as a threat and who control the resources they…

The nation's two teacher unions' lobbying and political action efforts have been the subject of considerable criticism. In addition to the federal level, state and local union political action committees exist. Reviews the agency-shop issue, and estimates union dues paid and how they are spent. (MLF)

Union and school board representatives studied basic negotiating techniques at a five-day workshop. Improved relations and cooperation were the result. (MLF)

Interest-bargaining involves focusing on the issues, segregating each issue, and assigning interests by each side to these issues until a mutually satisfactory option is reached. Cites effectiveness of interest-bargaining in 60 California school districts and an endorsement from the New York State School of industrial and Labor Relations at…

Several case studies examine the issue of whether Trades Union Congress educational programs are inordinately influenced by the state. Continued intervention of the Conservative state and the disorganized condition of labor education leave the latter open to narrow vocationalism. (SK)

Student leaders and campus activities professionals can use a variety of techniques to help college students develop skill in ethical decision making, including teaching about the decision-making process, guiding students through decisions with a series of questions, playing ethics games, exploring assumptions, and best of all, role modeling. (MSE)

Key opinions at the National Education Association's annual conference included opposition to most kinds of standardized tests and to a federally mandated national test. Members advocated a children's bill of rights, urged more federal funding of education, and endorsed creation of a National Index of Educational Indicators. (MLF)

Includes three presentations on resource sharing among libraries that were part of the 1989 CLA (Catholic Library Association) annual convention. Topics discussed include a history of resource sharing; today's rapidly advancing technology; the interlibrary loan subsystem of OCLC; and regional and local perspectives, including Library Computer…

Includes papers from symposium on "Workers' Education and the Environment": "All Mobilizing to Contribute" (Taylor); "Trade Union Participation in Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development" (Brett); "ILO's Environment Policy and Programmes" (Kohler); "Workers' Education and the Environment in…