Summarized testimony heard at the public hearings held by the Educational Service Region of Cook County (March 1, 1973) is presented in this document. In addition to being printed in narrative form, the comments are also analyzed in tables according to content and response to key issues centered around collective bargaining. An opening letter by…

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…

Proposals and trends considered in the recent NEA representative assembly. (JF)

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…

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…

BY THE END OF 1966, OVER 1500 WRITTEN AGREEMENTS HAD BEEN REACHED IN THE UNITED STATES PROVIDING FOR DECISION-MAKING BY TEACHERS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL NEGOTIATION. PRIMARY ISSUES INCLUDED THE IMPORTANCE OF STATE LEGISLATION, THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS, THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION RIGHTS BY ONE PROFESSIONAL…

Sheds light on labor relations in Australia through an examination of its governance of education, Australian teachers and unions, the history of compulsory arbitration, some contrasts between compulsory arbitration and collective bargaining, some contemplated changes in the governance of education in Australia, and some speculation about the…

Provides an overview of the issues in school labor relations in Illinois. Available from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 77 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606; single copies $5.00. (IRT)

College boards must carefully prepare for collective bargaining if they cannot prevent state laws requiring collective bargaining from enactment. This article outlines a good collective bargaining act and describes methods for boards to avoid entering into collective bargaining and to deal with it if forced. (DC)

This report examines the extent of policy bargaining, as well as factors that might explain variation in its extent. Results of interviews in 6 districts with over 15,000 enrollment indicate that bargaining is more extensive than predicted in the curriculum, student placement, and teacher selection areas. States without the teacher strike option…

COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION BY MAJOR PERSONNEL IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IS DISCUSSED PRIMARILY FROM THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S VIEWPOINT. SINCE WORLD WAR II, SCHOOL STAFFS HAVE INCREASINGLY DEMANDED A CHANGE IN THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HORIZONTAL CONCEPT OF EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY. THIS DEMAND IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASING…

This report contains a variety of selected materials related to different aspects of collective negotiations in public education. Special reports written by leading experts in the field comprise the first section. The second section contains three chapters that are complete texts of a commission report and the proposed statutes covering…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of California and the Santa Cruz Faculty Association covering the period June 30, 1983-June 30, 1984 is presented. The American Association of University Professors affiliated union has 295 members. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, meeting and conferring to…