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Dickman, Howard – Government Union Review, 1984
Historical evidence is presented for the thesis that exclusive union representation by majority rule was adopted in the private sector primarily to pave the way for a corporative state. Peaceful, orderly collective bargaining by "responsible" unions in a competitive economy was a minor, secondary consideration. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Government Employees, Labor Legislation, Labor Market
Peer reviewedHendrickson, Rachel – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
A union perspective of major issues in higher education labor law in the 1990s includes the 11th Circuit Court cases on whether Congress abrogated states' 11th Amendment immunity for suits under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Analyzes contract issues of protection around age…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Court Litigation
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. – 1985
This report reviews the changing role of labor unions in the United States today and proposes actions to increase union membership and strength in the future. The report is organized in 10 sections. The first section describes changes in the work force, especially during the 1960s and 1970s. It is followed by sections describing (1) the failure of…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Futures (of Society), Guidelines
Download full textNeal, Richard G. – 1982
Following introductory sections concerning the history of collective bargaining and the distinctions between the public and private sectors that affect labor relations, this document presents approaches that managers in the public sector can take when dealing with employees. The author notes the government's responsibility in the growth of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Employer Employee Relationship
Morand, Martin J. – 1989
Hopes of U.S. union leaders for the movement's survival have been increasingly pinned on adoption of Canada-like labor legislation. Canadian labor legislation is in large part provincially based. This suggests that the states should legislate labor law. Highly improbable pro-union changes in labor law are needed to ensure the survival of unions.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries
Sterret, Grace; Aboud, Antone – 1982
Since the 1960s, the number of strikes by public employees, especially local government employees, has increased, and the number of employees belonging to unions or associations has about tripled. Recently, attention has been focused on strikes by public employees as a result of the strike in 1981 by air traffic controllers and their subsequent…
Descriptors: Adults, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
