Following introductory material, this report examines the collective bargaining election in Pennsylvania's stateowned colleges. The second section establishes the contextual framework for the election. This section discusses certain features of the Pennsylvania State Colleges, reviews the election campaign waged by the respective contending…

Reports a questionnaire survey of faculty following the election of a collective bargaining agent at the 14 Pennsylvania state colleges. Identifies relationships between faculty choice and influence of internal vs. external governance matters on voting, demographic faculty characteristics, and attitudes toward contending associations, scope of…

An analysis of governance relationships between state governments and public higher education institutions concludes that collective bargaining represents a social and political trend toward centralized decision making and homogenization of policies and procedures affecting faculty and those affecting other public employees. (Editor/JT)

Chronicled and analyzed are the experiences of two community colleges and four comprehensive state colleges in two different states where the faculty has chosen to unionize. The case studies are based on field visits and studies of contracts and other relevant documents. Reported on are such questions as: What conditions led the faculty to…

Five issues of mutual interest to faculty and administrators were chosen as the focus of this comparison of existing distributions of authority at three public state colleges and three public community colleges in Pennsylvania. Issues selected include: appointment, promotion, tenure, merit (salary increments), and curriculum. For the purpose of…

The relationship between faculty bargaining and the loss of institutional autonomy is explored by examining the collective bargaining experience of the Pennsylvania State College and University system. The study is chronological, tracing the theme through three stages: (1) the governance of the state system before collective bargaining (1960-71);…

An in-depth investigation of the development and consequences of faculty collective bargaining used all institutions of higher education in the state of Pennsylvania that have experienced faculty collective bargaining and/or organizing activity. After a presentation of the background material and a discussion of the development and experience with…