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Flora, Bethany H. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2007
In the US, graduate assistants are an integral part of a university's educational and operational climate. Graduate assistants provide teaching, research or administrative services to the educational enterprise in exchange for professional experience and a financial stipend. Recent strikes of graduate teaching assistants at New York University…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Employment Level, Teaching Assistants, Labor Relations
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Zahavi, Gerald – Journal of American History, 1996
Provides a fascinating look at the ideological and cultural schisms that developed between the communist party and local trade unions in Schenectady, New York. By the 1950s trade unions had become more conservative while the communist party championed the rights of women and blacks. This split debilitated the communist party. (MJP)
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Communism, Conservatism, Employer Employee Relationship