A training program used successfully in more that 40 school systems consists of an intensive 5-day workshop involving lectures, role-playing exercises, simulated negotiations, and indepth discussions about bargaining issues. (MLF)

A discussion of the relationship between the campus activities programing office and performers addresses the need for a contract, its essential and optional elements, sponsor and artist rights and responsibilities, ethical considerations, riders, potential conflicts, and the need to check legal issues with college counsel. (MSE)

The student affairs division at Nebraska Wesleyan University was studied from the perspective of organizational culture, focusing on two factors: organizational climate and the superior-subordinate relationship. Interviews with the director and division staff revealed the importance of mutual support to the division's success. (MSE)

An introduction by Hugh D. Jascourt and this article analyze the effects of the United States Supreme Court ruling in "Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association." Addresses the effect of the decision on fair-share-fee provisions in collective-bargaining agreements and its application to public-sector employees, particularly teachers. (50…

Contends that the United States Supreme Court ruling in "Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association" leaves unanswered many questions as to what activities of exclusive collective-bargaining representatives are and are not chargeable to dissenting nonmembers of the organization. Reviews past precedent and forecasts further court litigation.…

It is critical to analyze every detail of the proposals made by the negotiating teams of both the union and school board. What labor and management decide to include can affect the school districts' financial and decision-making processes for years. (MLF)

During the early twentieth century, Eugene V. Debs supported abolition of child labor, equal pay for equal work for women, and pensions for both men and women. (Author/JOW)

A survey of 79 British union representatives found that two-thirds approved of job evaluation as a method of determining pay structure. Also explored were labor disputes resulting from job evaluation and the impact of evaluation on collective bargaining, pay differentials, job performance, and career development. (SK)

In the higher education finance debate between the incumbent governor and challenger, the ultimate issue is which candidate has identified the most pressing educational problem. Public school and community college teachers' salaries and phased-out community college tuition are at the controversy's center, dividing the Iowa State Education…

U.S. Labor Secretary Reich argues that training for high-skill work is the key to high-paying jobs. The New Republic's contributing editor, John Judis, attributes wage decline to decline of unions and proposes a compromise between business and labor. (JOW)

Clarifies the process through which people can obtain approval as school social workers by the State of Michigan Department of Education. Describes the history of school social work in Michigan and illustrates the potential and pitfalls of statewide efforts to promote and regulate schools social work. Explains recent efforts to establish…

Four key reasons underlie the push for teacher union solidarity in 1998: desire to fulfill Al Shanker's dream of a unified mission, to end union competition, to bolster Democratic Party weaknesses, and to stop privatization. The NEA/AFT merger failed because of conflicting organizational cultures and teachers' gradualist, localist, and…

Public employee unions, especially the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, are the main political opposition to contracting out by school boards. This paper notes school boards have nowhere to turn for help in maintaining their freedom to contract out and discusses disturbing aspects of the unions' opposition to…

Many substitute teachers are underpaid, undertrained, and "invisible" employees lacking health benefits and respect from regular colleagues. Grass-roots organizing efforts have improved working conditions for subs in two Florida and California districts. Districts' improvement initiatives should be guided by concerns for student…

To upgrade inservice training, teachers take the lead in creating and offering the kind of training their colleagues need. At the national level, the American Federation of Teachers runs an Education Research and Dissemination Program, featuring research-based practices in areas like math instruction or classroom-management skills. In New York…