Traces the legal history of Central Michigan University's involvement in court cases regarding the scope of bargaining and union security and the impact of these two issues on institutional planning, governance, and union power. (MLF)

Presents results of a survey of users of Florida Library Information Network (FLIN), a statewide multitype interlibrary loan network. The paper centers on the role of academic libraries (the heaviest users) and discusses interlibrary loan staffing, request fulfillment, OCLC utilization, network performance and other factors. Eight references are…

Stating that women workers generally earn less than their male colleagues, this article examines these inequities as experienced by library employees, noting job evaluation studies, library-based comparable worth studies, and federal response in Canada and the United States. Organizations to contact for help are listed and two footnotes are…

Explores the history of robotics and its effects upon the manufacturing industry. Topics include robots' capabilities and limitations, the factory of the future, displacement of the workforce, and implications for management and labor. (SK)

This collection of articles on technological change discusses female workers displaced by automation in Canada and Japan; robotics in German automobile manufacturing; union concerns about technology in Europe and Japan; privacy of personal data in Sweden; small business legislation in the United States; and productivity improvement in textile and…

The impact of Proposition 13 and subsequent state bailout legislation on public employee relations in the City and County of Los Angeles (California) has been a new collective bargaining environment. The 1979 negotiations, where a countywide strike was narrowly averted, illustrate the hardening of management attitudes and union militancy. (MLF)

Outlines progress of California Spanish Language Data Base (CSLDB) project in its effort to provide subject access to Spanish language collections in public libraries. Generating Spanish counterparts for English subject headings, going online, and the current effort of seeking a host bibliographic utility are examined. References are provided.…

An introduction to two following articles states that public sector labor relations lacks a consensus on the status of supervisors. This concerns who should be treated as a "supervisor," whether supervisors should be represented by a union, and whether supervisors should be allowed in the same bargaining unit as nonsupervisors. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the effects of federal strikebreaking, private industry wage concessions, and the depressed economy on teacher unions. Some unions are trading job security for wage or contract-language concessions, while others seek wage increases or discuss new areas like class size, insurance, or the promotion of public education. (RW)

Administrator bargaining in the public schools has altered the traditional pro-managerial outlook of many principals. A survey of school administrators in New Jersey revealed that, on issues such as dismissal procedures, grievance rights, and use of outside arbitrators, middle managers diverged from superintendents and took a more pro-labor…

A controversy over whether university faculty are "employees" within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act is discussed. The U.S. Supreme Court in NLRB v. Yeshiva University ruled that faculty members are "managers." (Available from: Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, $4.00) (Author/MLW)

The administration of higher education is increasingly taking on the characteristics of corporate management. Personnel decision making has become more formal and centralized. The shift to more policy-dictated personnel practices is occurrring on both nonunionized and unionized campuses. (Author/MLW)

The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Trade Union Unity gives a broad overview of workers' education activities conducted by that union, describes the activities, and discusses how the activities differ in concept and content from such activities in other parts of the world. (CT)

Discusses the threat posed to administrators by noncertified collective bargaining. Suggests that the noncertified employees feel a strong bond with the trade unionists from the private sector and little sense of kinship with school administrators. Cites several reasons why the unions are working to change the laws governing noncertified workers.…

Applies four characteristics of a true profession, synthesized from the work of three writers, to teaching and concludes that teaching cannot yet be considered a true profession. Rather, it can be viewed as a semiprofession on its way to achieving full professional status. (Author/WD)