Outlines a study of the use of "control gains" in collective bargaining contracts of teacher unions in Ohio. Control gains are contract items that give unions control over some aspect of the work environment in lieu of financial gains. They can be offered in contract negotiations when school boards have limited funds. (MD)

Both pharmacy and nonpharmacy organizations have condemned the use of the polygraph in the employment setting on the basis of questionable validity and protection of civil rights. Pharmacy educators should be familiar with the problems attendant to the use of this technique. (MLW)

Provides description of the initial creation of a regional union catalog containing 600,000 unique titles and 1.8 million physical items, the conversion of this database to interactive laserdisc, and the resultant advantages. Updates, costs, problems, and the application of laserdisc technology are discussed. (EJS)

Summarizes impressions of Greek academic libraries gained through visits to several institutions of higher education. Background, Greek universities, the Aristotelean University of Thessaloniki, collection development and dispersion, bibliographic organization and union catalogs, cataloging, language distribution, and library personnel are…

A public school teacher recounts her personal struggle against compulsory unionization in Michigan and describes the adverse effects of collective bargaining on public education. These include loss of public support, antagonism between teachers and administrators, and a decline in teacher professionalism and educational quality. (TE)

Argues that the inclusion of teacher evaluation within the scope of collective bargaining has detrimental long-term effects on educational governance. Reviews perspectives on this topic held by teachers, unions, and administrators and argues for cooperatively-developed evaluation programs with built-in incentives. (TE)

In Toledo, Ohio, teacher union and school system leaders have collaborated on a controversial, but apparently effective, plan to purge the staff of incompetent teachers. It combines rigorous evaluation, training for new teachers, remediation for veteran teachers, and peer review by a corps of highly skilled consulting teachers. (TE)

Outlines programs of Hispanic Information Exchange, a nonprofit organization established to support libraries in attempts to meet information and cultural needs of Hispanic population--current and retrospective bilingual cataloging services (SPANCAT, "Bilindex"), publication of review journal "Lector," cooperative acquisitions services,…

A program of planned organizational change based on the interventions of a neutral third party used organizational development and dispute resolution techniques to alter the structure and process of academic negotiations. Analysis indicates that the interventions had no impact on campus climate but did significantly imnprove campus bargaining…

Discusses a 1984 United States Supreme Court ruling against 20 faculty members not belonging to the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association (MCCFA) who alleged that their right to meet and confer with their employers over employment terms and conditions was violated by MCCFA representation excluding nonunion members. (JBM)

Two significant Chicago court cases are reviewed. The first shields nonunion employees from use of their agency fees for any union activities not related to collective bargaining; the second requires fairness to opposing groups when any outside interest group is allowed access to schools. (TE)

Compares working conditions of documented and undocumented Dominicans in New York City. Concludes that one of the most important functions served by the illegal alien population in a surplus labor region like New York City resides primarily in its greater controllability by employers in the secondary labor market. (RDN)

The author predicts that lack of cooperation by teachers' unions will be the primary block to implementation of merit pay, peer review, an extended school year, and other reforms. The conclusion is that unions will support reforms in the interest of teachers and oppose those threatening job security or compensation. (MJL)

This article deals with the issue of student involvement in faculty collective bargaining. With the advent of faculty unionization, it is apparent that matters of student self-interest are also subject to negotiation. Various methods of including student input into the process are discussed. (Author)

This report presents information from discussions by the Institute for Educational Leadership Task Force on Teacher Leadership, highlighting dilemmas surrounding teacher leadership and suggesting that education's policymakers should exploit the experience and capacity to lead today's schoolteachers. Overall, the system has not been organized to…