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Bushweller, Kevin – American School Board Journal, 1994
Hiring private contractors to manage school support services, such as food, maintenance, and busing, is a growing trend. Companies such as Marriott Corp., ServiceMaster, ARA Services, and Laidlaw Transit report that school business is steadily increasing. Unions staunchly oppose privatization. This article balances advantages and disadvantages,…
Descriptors: Bus Drivers, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service, Privatization
Posner, Gary J. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1981
The 1981 unionization of service and maintenance employees at Cornell University marked a growing trend. The university's policy and procedure throughout the process is chronicled and discussed from the perspective of maintaining good personnel relations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Collective Bargaining, Employee Attitudes
Peer reviewedShostak, Arthur; Kutzik, David – Thought & Action, 1996
Two surveys of Drexel University (Pennsylvania) students (n=204) investigated responses to a strike by campus janitorial and maintenance workers, with results analyzed in the context of media coverage. Evaluations of arguments made by the adversaries, impact of the strike on students, and perceptions of one side or the other as "winning"…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Case Studies, College Students, Conflict Resolution
Peer reviewedIngram, Richard T. – Educational Record, 1980
The role of college lay governing boards in the 1980s is addressed. Focus is on trustees' responsibilities with respect to litigation, government regulation, private gifts and tax reform, academic tenure, faculty unions, interinstitutional cooperation, deferred maintenance of college buildings, accreditation, and public image. (JMD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Court Litigation
