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Breshears, Sherry – TESL Canada Journal, 2019
This article draws from the concept of precarious employment to better understand the working conditions of teachers of adult English as an additional language (EAL) learners in Canada. I examine previously published research on the employment situations of this group of educators, drawing from data that have been gathered using interviews and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Adult Education
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Mangum, Garth; And Others – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1985
This study of the rapidly growing temporary help industry draws on Commerce Department data and the results of the authors' national mail survey of employers. The authors also conducted interviews in the San Francisco area with employers of temporary help and with representatives of temporary help agencies and labor unions. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Fringe Benefits, Labor Market
Heller, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
On campuses around the country, part-time and temporary instructors are pushing for power, and many see unions as the most likely way to get results. At issue are salaries, benefits, terms of appointment, etc. (MLW)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Employment Level, Faculty College Relationship
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1968
The purpose of this study was to discover what private companies are doing in the field of manpower utilization. Aspects of the subject covered by this survey are manpower audit, motivation, temporary help, handling of job changes, and the union's effect on manpower utilization. Sixty-five percent of the participating companies employ 1,000 or…
Descriptors: Administration, Communication (Thought Transfer), Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship