School superintendents have many roles, and being responsible for collective bargaining is one of those roles in states where collective bargaining is mandatory. This role has changed over the years, and it varies from school district to school district. As teacher associations and unions have increased in number and strength, superintendents and…

The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the strength of correlation between union-administrator relationships and principals' opportunities to create a positive school culture for learning during intent to strike conditions. The goal of this positivist study was to allow for an exploration of the extent to which…

The "irreparable harm" standard is an old principle of equity designed to limit court use of injunctions to situations in which the absence of court intervention would produce irreparable injury to legally protected interests. This study describes and analyzes the courts' use of the irreparable harm standard in anti-strike injunction…

This volume on impasse resolution in school bargaining is the third in a 4-part study of collective action by public school teachers. It represents an intensive study of 8 school districts chosen from a sample of 80 in which true impasses occurred prior to June 1965. The substance of the 8 case studies, based on data collected from questionnaires,…

This discussion of the effects of unionization of teaching faculty upon the instructional development process in higher education examines both the collective bargaining process and strikes. Mailed questionnaires were used to collect data from instructional developers in instructional development agencies, faculty members, and students. Various…

Survey data from 277 Ohio school districts (43 percent of those queried) are collected here in order to analyze trends in the use of statutory and negotiated benefits and collective bargaining with reference to a similar survey published in 1977. Based on surveys returned, information is organized into separate sections for classroom teachers and…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island School of Design and Rhode Island School of Design Faculty Association (NEARI/NEA) covering the years 1987-1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition; management rights; dues deduction and agency fee; rights of the association; rights of individuals; personnel…