In 2018, thousands of teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona walked off the job to protest low salaries and increase school funding. These strikes were significant because they were statewide and took place in "right to work" states. We analyze news media articles published in these states about the teachers' strikes for…

Reviews the literature on the ways organized labor, management, government, financial institutions, and the mass media respond to worker strikes. Differences in organizational responses to contractual and wildcat strikes are compared. Countermovements, used by management and other supporting organizations, aimed at ending strikes are examined. (AM)

Student affairs personnel are involved in every aspect of formalized employee relationships, including strikes. An analysis of collective bargaining mechanisms is provided in order to assess the future effects for the student affairs profession. (Author)

A discussion focuses on the emergence of collective bargaining in the public sector, the prevalence of bureaucratic climates in school districts, and the realization that conflict is a variable dependent on organizational climate and structure. (FG)

Six articles present information on issues and trends affecting public employees and developments in collective bargaining specific to education, guidelines for supervisors (and others) involved in the negotiations process, suggestions for effective use of interpersonal communication in negotiating, and a description of the unique role of women in…