A discussion of faculty unionization and collective bargaining concerns competing authority structures of administration and faculty, the question as to whether department chairpersons have administrative authority, tenure for deans, the status of part-time faculty, negotiations about faculty promotion and evaluation, seniority, and retrenchment.…

Ways to motivate poor rural workers to establish organizations to promote their interests are discussed, along with a review of workers' education programs and methods of teaching adults. (MF)

The move toward collective bargaining by faculty members has affected the autonomy of institutions and is changing the power relationships within them. Implications of unionization and resulting rigidification of personnel relationships for the personnel administrator are addressed and possible solutions proposed. (L BH)

Investigates factors underlying teacher support for the union movement in six New York school districts in the 1960s. Feelings of powerlessness in educational decision making were an important motivating force. Support for unions was based in part on the expectation that collective bargaining would help strengthen teacher participation in…

Covers the declaration and recommendations adapted at an international forum on the role of workers' organizations and education in rural development. First presents the declaration, which includes purpose of development and the role of organizations, trade unions, rural organizations, workers education, and adult education. It then presents the…

Examines the influence of social, economic, government, and organized labor forces on employee relations and reviews the implications of those four forces for employee relations and management. (Author/IRT)

This article reports that teachers are in an adversary position in relation to boards of education and administrators not only on the subject of basic curriculum but also school governance, and predicts that the situation will worsen for teachers in the light of tight finances and over-supply of teachers, with more power accruing to school…

This analysis of the effects of the National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over private colleges since 1970 concludes that the employment relationship is not greatly formalized. Organizing is most successful in 2-year institutions with smaller faculties, and the rate of union growth has declined sharply in the last three years. (JT)

Rather than respond to collective bargaining in a passive and reactive manner, planners should initiate immediately such proactive measures as education of campus personnel on bargaining and educational negotiation, enhancement of communication among campus personnel, review of personnel policies to remove sources of conflict, and preparation for…

The causes and consequences of unionization of university professors in Canada are examined. Emphasis is on the situational background leading to unionization and the impact of unions in such areas as governance, interpersonal relationships, students, and overall university operation. (Author/LBH)

Most opinion favors laws designating the board of trustees as employer, a clear specification of what is and is not bargainable, exclusion of department heads and other supervisors from the union, elections in which union/no-union is settled separately from choice of union, and only limited use of arbitration. (Editor)

At a meeting in Houston last November 6,000 concerned leaders exchanged views of the career education concept and tried to chart a reasonable course for the years ahead. (Editor)

Analyzes the impact of unionism at higher education institutions on faculty compensation and other institutional costs, based primarily on data from more than 100 union/nonunion four-year institutions for 1974-75 and 1975-76. (JG)

Relationships between faculty members' attitudes toward collective action and their perceptions of the quality of the organizational characteristics of Fordham University were examined. The study was based on modern organization theory, contending that participant needs must be integrated with organizational goals. (Author/LBH)