Effective labor relations training for first-line supervisors should cover the contract, basic labor relations principles, consistent application of discipline, and cost savings concepts. (Author/IRT)

Criticizes the concept of superintendents functioning as chief negotiators in collective bargaining processes (it endangers the relationship with teachers, and puts an extra burden on the demanding job of a superintendent). Lists five recommendations for hiring outside negotiators. (MD)

Any legitimate theory of employment rights must be founded on the premise that employment is a voluntary relationship governed by mutual consent; an employment right does not exist apart from contract. Analyzes the legal aspects of public sector employment. (Author/MLF)

A union perspective of major issues in higher education labor law in the 1990s includes the 11th Circuit Court cases on whether Congress abrogated states' 11th Amendment immunity for suits under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Analyzes contract issues of protection around age…

This book serves as a practical guide to be used by public agencies that have entered into collective bargaining with their employees and must therefore face the possibility of employee strikes and acts of militancy. Seven major areas are addressed: distinctions between public sector and private sector strikes; the use of interest arbitration as…

A discussion is provided of the Fashion Institute of Technology's (FIT's) new faculty contract and its implications for the college. First, the paper traces the history of union-management negotiations. After looking at the bitter relationship that restricted faculty growth, development, and morale in the 1970s, the paper describes the…

A supplement to an earlier-published volume on bargaining tactics, this document presents specific tactics that can be used in the course of public sector collective bargaining to further management's pre-established negotiating strategies. All the tactics suggested are drawn from the author's personal experience as a public sector labor…

Decisions that need to be made when preparing for labor agreements are outlined including philosophical approach (policy); legal framework (varies between states and between public and private); organizing, unit determination, and election activity decisions; bargaining activity decisions; and contract administration and renegotiation decisions.…

Following introductory sections concerning the history of collective bargaining and the distinctions between the public and private sectors that affect labor relations, this document presents approaches that managers in the public sector can take when dealing with employees. The author notes the government's responsibility in the growth of…

This article records and assesses developments in relations between employers and academic staff in British polytechnic institutes and colleges. It focuses on the conditions of service and contracts of employment for lecturers. It also analyzes to what extent these issues are symptomatic of a shift in the employee relations strategy of schools…

Retrieval bargaining is the process of removing, through collective bargaining, benefits won by employees in previous negotiations. This document treats the retrieval bargaining process, explaining first the factors that could make such cutback management techniques necessary in the public sector, including federal funding reductions, inflationary…

According to the author of this report, it is increasingly evident that teachers, through their unions and the bargaining process, are becoming more involved in the everyday decisionmaking process and policy development of school districts. A better understanding of the factors that influence union members' perceptions of union leadership…

Recommends a collective bargaining model providing central roles for community college division chairpersons in labor relations. Proposes a five-step process that combines contract item analysis, negotiation team membership, contract administration, strike management, and post-strike management. Figures illustrate the Team Management Bargaining…

Colleges in the United Kingdom are currently undergoing significant shifts in how staff and faculty contracts are restructured and this paper takes a close look at why this process is going on, its legal ramifications, and how administrators can manage it. An introduction describes the background to the current trends and explores various ways of…

This part of the School Management Handbook provides school administrators with an overview of the factors affecting collective bargaining and contract management in the schools. The first section introduces the concept of collective bargaining in education, itemizing the legal principles underlying bargaining and reviewing the principal's roles…