Examines bargaining unit determinations in college and university cases. Available from the Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60646. (IRT)

An outline is presented of major issues and questions raised by union organization drives including National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) representation procedures, unfair labor practices and NLRB "laboratory conditions," management and union pre-election campaigns. Includes a bibliography of books, articles, and court cases for more…

The recent formation of a formal board for Australian university faculty associations is examined in terms of the conditions under which the associations succeeded in establishing the board, its implications for faculty-college relationships, and the arguments used by the universities to oppose the board's formation. (MSE)

This book describes the process of unionization among university faculties using case studies of unionization campaigns at three universities. In higher education, faculty unions may have improved the situation of many faculties, but they may have accomplished this at the cost of increasing public skepticism and even antagonism. The chapters are:…

The impact of public universities of the Supreme Court's Yeshiva decision regarding faculty collective bargaining is clarified through analysis of the case's meaning for the University of California, Berkeley. A review of the literature on the relationship between collective bargaining and academic governance is provided. (Author/MLW)

This newsletter theme issue cites statistics indicating that slight growth occurred in the number of faculty members represented for purposes of collective bargaining and in the number of faculty bargaining agents in institutions of higher education in the United States. In text, tabular, and graphic formats, the report offers information on:…

Explores the unique nature of the academic senate, its management and employee representation roles, the National Labor Relations Act requirement of exclusive representation, and the nature of mandatory bargaining subjects. (Author)

Complaints and cases handled by the American Association of University Professors from June 1, 1986-May 31, 1987 are described. Judicial business including case held over from the previous year, imposition of censure, deferred recommendations, and removal of censure are discussed. Open-meeting laws are reviewed. (MLW)

Some generalizations from experiences at Eastern Michigan University of the grievance process include: the importance of recordkeeping, training personnel to handle grievances, and solving problems internally rather than taking them to arbitration. (MLW)

This document is comprised of articles of agreement and addenda by and between the County of Rensselaer and the Board of Trustees of Hudson Valley Community College as co-employer and the Hudson Valley Community Faculty Association ("association"). The articles address topics such as recognition and dues deductions, non-discriminatory…

Even if the court's sweeping conclusion that all Yeshiva University faculty members are managers is not entirely justified, it is possible that that position has essential validity. (Author/IRT)

Management drive in both higher education and industry is to offer participation to employees but use such participation to increase management control through identifying weak links in a deliberately stressed work situation. Attacks on faculty unions or senates are all part of management's offensive against any control by labor, and also on…

Reviews trends in union organization at private colleges following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision 20 years ago denying bargaining rights to faculty at Yeshiva University (New York). Focuses on a recent decision by a labor official granting bargaining rights to faculty at Manhattan College (New York) and efforts by faculty organizers at Seton…