According to best estimates, some 800,000 faculty members, close to two-thirds of the total nationwide, are adjunct, "contingent," or "lecturer." The severity of their plight, rapidly worsening in today's economic crisis, intersects the interrelated domains of human rights, fair employment, and the future of higher education. In those areas where…

The National Labor Relations Board asserted jurisdiction over nonprofit colleges and universities in a landmark decision involving Syracuse and Cornell Universities, which will now permit collective negotiations where jurisdictional standards are met by employes, including faculty. (Author/Editor)

The five issues presented here are keys to understanding how collective bargaining affects colleges and universities. (MM)

The scope of individual employee rights to engage in activities under the National Labor Relations Act and the concomitant restrictions on employer actions, as interpreted in decisions of the National Labor Relations Board and the courts, are examined on the premise that college administrators are well-advised to understand them. (JT)

In depth examination of the recent National Labor relations Board ruling in the Cornell case and suggestions for the administrator in handling the upsurge of union organizing on campus that will probably result from the decision. (Editor)

Increasingly, colleges and universities are finding that investment in foreign stocks helps protect against downturns in the domestic market and provides benefit from growth in foreign ones. However, political and economic turmoil in foreign countries and criticism of foreign labor standards are concerns. The wealthiest American institutions have…

Guidelines are given for a college or university in urging its employees to vote for "no union" when a union has demanded recognition as the exclusive bargaining representative of an employee unit. Campaign techniques in a unit of faculty and non-faculty members are discussed separately. (JT)

After reviewing the existing legislative and judicial controls that currently provide a legal framework for the exercise of representational interests in the field of higher education, the authors discuss the potential and need for greater government involvement to provide uniform direction and protection of collective bargaining rights. (JT)

Composition teachers should combine self-identification and direct political action by belonging to the labor movement and working collectively toward expanding its range and power and consequently their own. Previously, members of the composition faculty have been involved in the labor movement, but several obstacles may interfere with deeper…

As a result of a 1988 federal appellate court mandate, schools and colleges in 24 states and 2 territories with OSHA-approved state plans must inform their employees about hazardous chemicals to which they may be exposed. School administrators should implement a responsible program meeting regulatory compliance, tort liability, and public…

Many universities fund Latino studies programs, in part, as a means to train students for the transnational labor force, but thereby present complex ethical issues. The national student-organized Workers Rights Consortium provides a model of ethical engagement with globalization, pursuing ethical corporate practices among university contractors.…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) reflecting the contents of a resolution adopted by the Yugoslav Parliament on the development of training and education in the spirit of self-management trends in the Federal Republic. The resolution constitutes a general Federal Act in which are expressed the principles…

Discusses the rapid growth of the Workers Rights Consortium, a student-originated group with 44 member institutions which opposes sweatshop labor conditions especially in the apparel industry. Notes disagreements about the number of administrators on the board of directors and about the role of industry representives. Compares this group with the…

This document sets forth standards of good practice for the employment of professional staff. These guidelines serve as a blueprint for the appropriate treatment of professional staff based on the principle that recognition and equity must be coupled with job security and professional treatment. This publication is divided into two sections: (1)…

Describes the development of occupational standards for technicians in education and highlights the main aspects of the work. Explains the importance of learning as much as possible about technicians' work so that emerging occupational standards are both accurate and enabling. (DDR)