Examines the experiences of 89 academics who, in their choice of labor education and labor studies as a field, appear to be trying to maintain ties to the working class as a way to cope with alienation in the world of academia. Responses illustrate the role of social class in career choice and achievement. (SLD)

Describes Boston's efforts to abandon adversarial bargaining in favor of a reform-oriented contract establishing a shared decision-making model of school-based management. The model includes significant parent involvement, a mentoring program for new teachers, a voluntary peer-assistance program for veteran teachers, and collaborative…

Explores applications of work teams and proposes an analytic framework for team effectiveness. Presents the following applications: (1) advice and involvement; (2) production and service; (3) projects and development; and (4) action and negotiation. Depicts team effectiveness as interdependent with organizational context, boundaries, and team…

Consists of five articles summarizing research in personnel administration during the past 25 years. Topics discussed include (1) the changing environment of the public personnel function; (2) human assessment; (3) human development, careers, supervision and discipline; (4) public service labor-management relations; and (5) compensation, benefits,…

Uses John Sutter's letters to illustrate the complex local forces affecting Nisenan Indians in post Gold Rush California: tribal disintegration, the lure of wage labor in town, racism, Sutter's designs to keep Indians as peons, and a compliant Indian superintendent who agreed to remove "troublesome" Indians. Contains 50 references. (SV)

An occupational health survey conducted by union members in collaboration with an epidemiologist found that stress is a major occupational hazard. Conflict over dissemination of the results raised issues about who controls the research process and its outcomes, to whom are researchers accountable, and whether the scientific method can be used to…

Examines how three school districts handled privatization of school services, such as transportation, food service, and custodial. Contracting out may promote efficiency but will probably come with political heat. (LMI)

The Ashtabula County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in Ohio has developed an alternative to arbitration. The local conciliation committee, composed of representatives of both management and labor, plus a nonvoting, objective adviser, is a third level in the grievance procedure. Benefits include resolution of conflicts…

Occupational unionism as practiced by waitresses in the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Union was characterized by emphasis on occupational identity, control over labor supply, portable rights and benefits, and peer determination of standards and discipline. Aspects of this form of unionism may hold promise for revitalizing the labor…

A study of over 200 Belgian and U.S. labor grievances showed that persistence through several episodes was risky but positively related to satisfaction with outcomes. Focus on formulation of grievances and behavioral analysis provide a model for managing grievances that favorably influences worker beliefs about the organization. (SK)

Argues that the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges' statement on governance calls for more centralized authority, rejecting both the principles and the practice of shared governance and diminishing the role of faculty. Suggests that the association revise its statement to include a better understanding of how academe…

Incorporating moral, ethical, and political issues into the teaching of labor law is discussed, highlighting seven different perspectives on lawyering that can be brought into classroom discussion of these issues. It is argued that once the differing perspectives are presented, it is up to the student to find an appropriate one for himself. (MSE)

Discusses old and new employer-employee problems within various high-tech companies giving rise to a variety of employee organizations. Examines union building at IBM and looks at the employee group founded by Microsoft employees. Concludes by focusing on the issue of new unions for the new economy. (SM)

As many management personnel decisions are subject to legal review today, managers cannot afford to make assumptions. The author discusses management behaviors in the treatment and testing of employees and offers some positive steps for managers to take in personnel reviews. (MF)

The life and times of Clark Kerr, who built the modern University of California and transformed American higher education, are presented. (MLW)