Examines the role of the National Education Association (NEA) as employer and the agreements NEA has made with the two unions representing its employees. (IRT)

Rates of increase were higher for employees in unionized establishments, and for nonmanufacturing workers. (Author)

An examination of the nature and use of appealed grievances in an urban school district indicated that the grievance appeals process was being utilized by the leaders of the teacher organization to enhance their organization's status. Classroom conditions were found to be a likely area of future conflict and implications are discussed for the…

After pointing out possible prejudicial consequences of job restructuring both for occupational and economic interests of workers and for the structure and activities of the trade union movement, various trade union reactions and attitudes to work humanization are analyzed. Available from: ILO Publications, International Labour Office, CH-1211,…

This discussion of educational reform and school improvement is divided into three areas. Barriers to reform are considered in the first section, with a particular focus on the role of teacher unions in blocking many proposed reforms, e.g., career ladders, and the intrusion of politics into educational reform movements. It is pointed out that the…

In some communities, commercial activity by the local university is perceived as a threat to the reciprocity of the "town-gown" exchange relationship. This study was designed to provide an information base from which negotiations in this area could proceed. Students (N=200) and faculty/staff (N=100) at the University of Maryland, College…

A project to examine the implications of technological change at Northern Telecom consisted of two major components: a technological survey and case study research. A questionnaire that contained more than 90 questions on technological change was distributed through local union technology committee meetings in Brampton, London, Belleville, and…

Four papers on biological and medical sciences libraries were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. "Activities and Services of Medical Libraries in Japan--Past, Present, and Future" (Kazuo Urata and Toshinobu Suga, Japan) discusses the inauguration of the Japan Medical Library…

An Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey on the status of ARL librarians revealed that librarians at 20 of the 92 responding libraries belonged to a collective bargaining unit. At a time when inflation is increasing faster than salary increases, and when librarians' salaries are perceived as moderately low, unionization offers one way to…

A discussion is presented on the feasibility of developing and encouraging more profit-making private schools. The point is made that there are structural obstacles to improvement and reform in the public schools: (1) teacher unions are strong and primarily interested in teacher benefits, not student welfare; (2) state and federal regulation…

Designed to assist administrators faced with representing management's position in the collective bargaining process, this paper synthesizes information on the history, legal basis, processes, and trends of collective bargaining in the United States. Section I provides a brief history of collective bargaining, highlighting major federal and state…

To illustrate possible dangers of "exit" as a teacher option, questions about labor relations and work role perceptions were given to teachers from three California districts. The canonical correlation technique measures teacher role perceptions against organizational conditions and labor relations beliefs. A figure shows three variates:…

This essay outlines the development, present condition, and future direction of the 20,000-volume Polish research collection at Alliance College, located in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Alliance College was founded in 1912 by the Polish National Alliance (PNA), a life insurance fraternal organization. In 1931 its entire library collection was…

A bibliography of writings affecting labor relations and college faculty, as well as the health professions, is presented. The point of reference was the calendar year 1982, although materials from other recent years are included. The faculty section covers the following topics: academic freedom, accountability, administration, affirmative action,…

The traditional approach to collective bargaining as a win/loss situation in the educational field adversely affects staff members' confidence, security, and morale. Typically, those involved in this form of negotiation see only two ways to negotiate: soft and hard. Neither approach proves satisfactory because the soft negotiator often ends up…