The legislative trend seems to be toward providing limited opportunity for public employees to strike, and court reluctance to enjoin such stoppages increases. (Author)

Having analyzed the records of all Nevada factfinding cases in 1972 and 1973, and interviewed most principals involved, the author concludes that Nevada's experience shows that arbitration of public sector disputes can be consistent with both effective bargaining and political responsibility. (Author/MW)

This guide provides general information about the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as amended. Topics covered are basic wage standards, employees covered, tipped employees, employer-furnished facilities, subminimum wage provisions, equal pay provisions, exemptions, child labor provisions, recordkeeping, terms used in the FLSA,…

This document reviews the legal propriety of offering child care to employees and addresses the post-1981 federal income tax consequences of a child care benefit. One issue at hand involves the legal mandate to promote equal opportunity in employment. However, not all employees have the need for child care, and legal questions have been raised…

Enacted in 1959, the Landrum-Griffin Act or Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act was intended to attain maximum protection for the rights of individual workers within the union without undermining the union as an institution necessary for the existence of collective bargaining. Title I is the union members' bill of rights; titles II-VI…

FACT SHEETS PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN DEAL WITH CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW, THE STATUS OF SENATE BILLS AFFECTING MIGRATORY LABOR, THE ORIGIN, PURPOSE, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE, A COMPOSITE PORTRAIT OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND CHILDREN, AND AN EXAMPLE OF A NEWSLETTER ON THE EDUCATION OF…

A SURVEY CONDUCTED TO SECURE INFORMATION ON CONDITIONS AFFECTING MIGRANT CHILDREN IS PRESENTED. A FIVE-PART QUESTIONNAIRE DELINEATES THE NUMBER OF MIGRANT CHILDREN IN A GIVEN STATE, THEIR PARTICIPATION IN REGULAR AND SUMMER TERMS, AND NEEDS AND PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THEIR CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE. THE QUESTIONNAIRE HAS BEEN SENT TO DEPARTMENTS OF…

TEACHER'S STRIKES IN 1966 RESULTED IN 33 STOPPAGES FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 11 IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1967. ONLY 35 SUCH STOPPAGES WERE RECORDED IN THE ENTIRE PRECEDING DECADE. OF THE 1966 STOPPAGES, 21 OCCURRED IN 10 STATES, BUT 12 OCCURRED IN MICHIGAN FOLLOWING ENACTMENT OF THE STATE'S PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT IN 1965. IN CONTRAST TO…

WHEN THE FOUNDATION FOR THE BRITISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WAS LAID IN 1870, THE DICHOTOMY BETWEEN EDUCATION AND TRAINING WAS FORMALIZED. EMPLOYERS PROVIDED THE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN INDUSTRY, AND THEORY OR ACADEMIC COURSES WERE PROVIDED IN THE SCHOOLS. THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT OF 1964 GIVES THE MINISTER OF LABOR POWER TO ESTABLISH INDUSTRIAL…

The status of unionism among librarians in public and academic libraries, with emphasis on the years 1972 to 1975, is the subject of a report based on a search of the literature. The first section gives an indication of the frequency and mood of comment in the current professional literature. There follows a brief summary of library union…

This monograph examines the development of the substantive and procedural law regulating union discipline of members. Chapter 1 presents a brief introduction and describes the organization of the rest of the booklet. Chapter 2 discusses the state courts' intervention into union disciplinary proceedings and then examines the substantive rules that…

Due to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's definition of a farm as an "economic unit which produces at least $1,000 worth of agricultural products a year", more than 570,000 farms were eliminated from the 1975 agricultural census. In addition, over 12,000 farms went out of business, continuing a trend begun in 1940. Although American food prices…

This volume supplied background information for employment and training legislation for the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the United States Senate for 1968. It includes: (1) excerpts from reports and recommendations of national committees and commissions on civil disorders, rural poverty, technology and automation, food and fiber, and…

This document discusses priority problems and identifies possible solutions with regard to the existing system for delivery of services to children and youth. The study involved 250 individuals representing child and youth services throughout the state of California. Each task force study focuses on one major subject area relating to young people:…

This pamphlet summarizes the present status of domestics in the United States. Statistical data on the problems of low income, lack of education, and poor coverage under labor laws are presented. (BH)