Analyzes case arguments that evolved during a ten-hour teacher's bargaining session. Indicates that case type changed through offering counterproposals, clashing on issues, and shifting arguments for and against a proposal. Reveals patterns of case development indicating which issues were resolved through problem solving as opposed to compromises…

A cross-sectional analysis of teacher strikes in 1977 uses an alternate estimation technique (TOBIT) that incorporates information about the distribution of the dependent variable ignored by the standard regression model. Collective bargaining and meeting teachers' salary expectations are found to reduce the incidence of teacher strikes. (MLF)

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"…

During a faculty strike at York University (Ontario), two telephone surveys were undertaken to assess its academic and economic impact on students. The first survey, taken during the fifth and sixth weeks of the strike, used a survey instrument that reflected issues raised in student focus groups. The second survey was undertaken five months after…

In the fifth and sixth weeks of a faculty strike at York University (Ontario), a survey was undertaken to assess student perceptions of the strike, its benefits, and its costs. Respondents were 502 randomly selected full-time undergraduate students in several disciplines. Survey questions were developed in student focus groups. The report…

During a faculty strike at York University (Ontario), two telephone surveys were undertaken to assess student perceptions of the strike. The first survey was taken during the fifth and sixth weeks of the strike, with the objective of documenting the experiences of students while the strike was on. The questionnaire for this survey was developed…

Beginning with a review of recent literature on social conflict, this study adopts Coser's distinction between realistic conflict, which seeks to balance both sides of a disagreement, and nonrealistic conflict, which seeks domination by only one party. Where nonrealistic conflict develops in intense labor-management disputes in public school…

Conclusions about public school labor relations advanced in this report are based on analysis of data from a two-phase study. The first phase consisted of case studies conducted during entire collective bargaining cycles in eight school districts--four in Illinois and four in California. The second phase of the research expanded the work into 65…