Data from a 1986 survey of employers and a 1982-83 survey of union organizers found that firms' responses to union organizing drives were consistent with the motive of profit maximization and that management opposition has been an important determinant of the decline of unionism. (JOW)

Results of ordinary least squares analysis of worker survey data (n=6,651) suggest that members' participation in unions is positively related to many of same factors in Japan as in North America. Some findings at odds with those of Western studies are that older and better educated workers are less likely to participate and job status is…

Notes that many mental health counselors work in settings where they are represented by unions or are encouraged to participate in union membership. Discusses four global issues central to mental health counselor unionization: professionalism of counseling, client care, mental health counselor-supervisor relationship, and professional obligations…

Discusses the labor movement in Latin America from its beginnings at the end of the nineteenth century to the present. (JOW)

Data from 841 Michigan manufacturing firms indicates that employee participation programs contribute substantially more to business performance in unionized than in nonunionized firms. Profit and gain sharing had more impact on performance in nonunionized firms. (SK)

Democratization should be considered in terms of equal representation of women and men in government as well as in the relevant bodies and decision-making organs of society. Trade unions should be perceived and assessed in relation to the participation of women within their structures and the reflection of women's concerns in their policies and…

Examines trade union mergers highlighting merger forms, merger motivation, role played by union officers, and merger waves. Discusses the consequences of mergers on members and union performance and concludes that union merger activity has had little impact. (Contains 74 references.) (JOW)

Data from two Canadian surveys showed that only 32% of dislocated workers had unionized jobs before displacement; their wage loss represented about 80% of wages lost by all displaced workers surveyed. Losing union status was associated with large wage losses regardless of whether they switched industries. (SK)

This paper explores the social construction of the "Revised National Curriculum Statement (Grades R-9)" in South Africa between 2000-2002. The author, a participant in the process, uses the experience of the insider to tell the story. The paper discusses the relationship of different lobbies, voices, and interests to the curriculum, and…

In the process of acculturation to their new country, immigrants often encounter a common expectation that they will adjust their views to those common in the mainstream culture. However, since adjustment is a long-term process, differences in the perceptions of the appropriate disciplinary approach towards children may arise between immigrant…

Data from the Intergenerational Panel Study of Parents and Children are used to identify the influences of adult union transitions on changes in attitudes toward cohabitation among a sample of 794 young adults. The analysis examines the extent to which attitudes about cohabitation change as a result of entry into and exit from cohabitation and…

The European Social Fund (ESF) is the European Union structural fund that redistributes funds to facilitate vocational education and training (VET). With the exception of the Common Agricultural Policy it is the EU's largest instrument for redistribution. Currently linked to the European Employment Strategy it match-funds, and through its…

Merit pay is now in the midst of a renaissance. Hundreds of school districts are experimenting with some type of performance-based pay system. At least six states have statewide or pilot programs, and the federal government has spent close to $100 million on the Teacher Incentive Fund. Whether such programs will last, encourage the start of…

Teacher education and continuing professional development have become key areas of controversy in England since the period of school-sector restructuring following the 1988 Education Reform Act. More recently, teacher training and professional development have often been used to promote and reinforce a narrow focus on the government's…

The concept of Educational Ambassadors is embedded within the so-called "Danish model" of industrial relations. The Danish industrial relations system is characterised by strong collective organisations with national coverage, which conclude the collective agreements for various industries or sectors and which are mostly grouped under…