On October 16, 2017, over 12,000 faculty, librarians, and counsellors in 24 independent postsecondary colleges in Ontario, Canada went on strike for the fourth time since they organized in 1971 as members of the Civil Service Association of Ontario and won their first collective agreement the next year. Begun as an apolitical, self-consciously…

In October 2012, Premier Christy Clark announced government would consult with the education partners for the purpose of reviewing teacher bargaining structures and processes with the goal of providing a more stable learning environment for British Columbia students. The review looked for opportunities to achieve two priorities: (1) Create…

Offers a solution based on bargaining, mediation, and binding arbitration that allows teachers' input in developing work environments without producing disagreements which stop work. Stresses penalties for strikes. Suggests method of paying for bargaining process designed to insure that both parties will be realistic in their demands. (NEC)

Provides insight into fact finding wherever it is used and in whatever forms it manifests itself. (Author)

The issues presented by proposed federal laws covering collective bargaining for public employees are perhaps the most important issues confronting public officials and the general functioning of representative government in our society. HR 8677 (and to a lesser extent HR 9730) is unacceptable because (1) it provides for federal regulation of…

Fact-finding, as a means of settling public employment disputes, is discussed. The history, legal status, and procedures of fact-finding are summarized. (MF)

This publication offers guidance to school-board members, superintendents, and district staff in the planning, implementation, and rebuilding phases of a faculty or staff strike. It is intended to be used before a strike is imminent so that a strike plan can be implemented and the effects during and after a strike can be mitigated. The handbook…

Shows that compulsory arbitration does not prevent strikes, even when nine out of ten workers are covered. (BH)

Outlines the history of Wisconsin's Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA), details the new MERA procedures, and analyzes some of the procedure's implications for municipal labor relations. Concludes that the limitations placed on the right to strike may undermine the statute's long-term effectiveness. Journal availability: see EA 511 539.…

Survey of 84 MSW union members from three unions in large urban area finds unionism and professionalism compatible. Differences among unions were demographic rather than attitudinal. Sample, mostly white, female under age 30, favors union arbitration, disapproves strikes. Prefers union with narrow economic focus, excluding professional or…

For those working and studying in American colleges and universities, collective bargaining has become an institutional reality. This bibliography represents the second in a series of publications that expand coverage of retrospective and current references to other-than-faculty personnel in higher education. Included among the citations are…

This guide presents an overview of collective bargaining in public employment in the State of Hawaii. Section 89-2 of the Hawaii Public Employee Collective Bargaining Law Partially defines collective bargaining as the "performance of the mutual obligations of the public employer and the exclusive representative at reasonable times, to confer…

This article discusses recent court decisions affecting the relationship between teachers' associations and unions and the public agencies that employ those teachers. Topics discussed include constitutional rights, union representation and union rights, obligation to bargain and scope of bargaining, grievances and arbitrability, fiscal…