Labor-management relations in higher education are undergoing dramatic changes as a result of the rapidly growing unionization of personnel. A comparison of past experiences with unionization both in academe and industry reveals that administrations must determine their human resources policies and objectives before dealing with the unionization…

Contained in this document are three labor contracts made by and between Syracuse University and Local 200 General Services Employees' Union, Service Employees' International Union, AFL-CIO. The purpose of the agreements is to promote and maintain good relations between the university, the union, and the employees represented by the union and to…

"Options in Education" is a radio news program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript of the first show contains discussions of college enrollment, the controversy over standardized testing, hyperactivity in school children, the rash of teacher strikes, and how to become a professional golfer. Participants…

Investigates factors underlying teacher support for the union movement in six New York school districts in the 1960s. Feelings of powerlessness in educational decision making were an important motivating force. Support for unions was based in part on the expectation that collective bargaining would help strengthen teacher participation in…

After the temporary shutdown of a reported 400 insitutions last month, administrators are taking a hard look at the political and economic consequences of student strikes. (Editor)

Under the present system, public employees do not share with their employers the right to determine terms and conditions of employment. Florida should adopt issue-by-issue compulsory arbitration to correct the present imbalance in power. Available from Florida State University Law Review, College of Law, Tallahassee, FL 32306; $5.00 per single…

A model proposal for a strike contingency plan is presented as a guide to the many concerns that must be dealt with so that potential disrupting activities of employee organizations will least compromise the instructional program. Operational, instructional, and negotiational considerations are listed for a private, multi-campus university. (JT)

A general theory of bargaining that is applicable to all types of bargaining situations and that provides a framework for analyzing the stages of the bargaining process is presented. Bargaining theory is critiqued with special attention directed to theories of Zeuthen, Hicks, Pen, and Chamberlain. The proposed framework in bargaining power is…

A concern over the academic autonomy of public colleges and universities, as demonstrated by the increasing exercise of legal prerogatives to supervise and control these institutions on the part of state governments, and the appearance and rapid spread of collective bargaining for academic and other professional personnel prompted the study of the…

The 1980-81 Polish upheavals included proposals for dramatic change in higher education. Taking advantage of momentum for change created by Solidarity and using strikes, academics, and students produced temporary changes sometimes representing complete policy reversals. Possible directions for Eastern European socialist higher education are…

Results of a survey on unions representing clerical workers at the largest public and private U.S. universities are summarized. The incidence of strike activity among these unions and the degree of organizing activity in universities where clerical workers are not represented by unions were determined. It was found that most of the unionization of…

A survey was designed to investigate the impact of faculty unionism, militancy, and collective bargaining on the traditional patterns, relationships, and academic governance in the public colleges and universities in the state. There appears to be a diversity of opinion concerning the causes and impact of these faculty activities. A majority of…

TO DETERMINE CAUSES OF FACULTY DEMANDS FOR NEGOTIATIONS, A SIX-MEMBER TASK FORCE COLLECTED RELEVANT DATA FROM 34 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACROSS THE NATION (12 JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, SEVEN MUNICIPAL OR STATE COLLEGES, NINE PUBLIC SUPPORTED UNIVERSITIES, SIX PRIVATE COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES) AND FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF FACULTY…

Major trends revealed from an analysis of 46 collective bargaining agreements are discussed. The most obvious trend involves the agent with whom college faculty affiliate, with the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers dominating. It is shown that the bargaining model developing in higher education is closely…