Whether they're organizing events, buttonholing legislators, or simply trading ideas and information, a growing number of "parent unions" are attempting to stake out a place in policy debates over education in states and districts, amid a crowded field of actors and advocates. As the term implies, some of these organizations see…

United States workers are facing a workplace in which globalization, outsourcing, accelerating technology innovation, and changing demographics demands changes in the way they keep their job skills current. As a primary representative of workers' interests in the workplace, unions want their members to acquire and improve the skills, knowledge,…

A SECTION OF A JOB TRAINING PROGRAM CONSISTING OF THIRTY 10-HOUR JOB INSTRUCTION CURRICULUM MODULES WAS DEVELOPED FOR UPDATING AND UPGRADING THE TECHNICAL SKILLS OF ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES. THIS JOB TRAINING PROGRAM WAS TRIED OUT IN CLASSES CONSISTING OF MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES OF THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENTS IN A STEEL COMPANY. MEMBERS OF…

Investigates the attitudes and values among secondary school teachers choosing to join union organizations, hypothesizing that status inconsistency among the dimensions of prestige and income is an important motive for militant behavior among secondary teachers. (Author/JM)

THE STUDY INVESTIGATED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL FACTORS OF SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPANTS AND DROPOUTS IN THE UNION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ULP), A THREE-YEAR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SERVICE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE ULP MEETS 24 WEEKS PER YEAR, ONE NIGHT PER WEEK, IN 15 CITIES IN OHIO, AND HAD…

This case study illustrates the application of Mega--adding measurable value for all stakeholders including society--as the central and ultimate focus for needs assessment. In this case, two needs assessment studies were conducted within a five-year period (1999-2003) with the State of Ohio's Workforce Development (WD) program. An initial needs…