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)

Drawing from personal experience with a bitter and prolonged labor dispute between the administration and faculty union of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, this paper offers observations about the factors acting as barriers to individuals taking responsibility for an institution's well-being. After outlining the problems that…

Most early research on the impact of undocumented workers on the labor market held that it results in the widespread displacement of native workers. More recent and more sophisticated theory argues that immigrants, both legal and illegal, create jobs by consuming goods and services, and by starting new businesses. This latter idea may not be as…

Mediation and mediation-arbitration (med-arb) are two forms of third-party conflict intervention that can affect integrative agreements in labor-management negotiation. In an attempt to evaluate the relative value of each of these two methods, 160 volunteers, almost all business students, were randomly placed into a mediation triad, a med-arb…

After a brief increase, joblessness remained near five percent as energy-related layoffs were accompanied by a halt in growth of the labor force. (Author)

Analysis of employment data during the four-month energy crisis shows slowdown in employment differed markedly from other recent slowdowns. (Author)

PART ONE OF THE REPORT CONSISTED OF AN ANALYSIS OF TRENDS BETWEEN 1960 AND 1961 IN WAGES OF UNITED STATES FARM WORKERS IN MAJOR AREAS USING MEXICAN NATIONALS. THE DATA WERE DERIVED FROM PREVAILING-WAGE REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FROM AFFILIATED STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES. THE SURVEY RATES WERE USED BY THE…

Arbitration cases involving journalism ethics can be grouped into three major categories: outside activities that lead to conflicts of interest, acceptance of gifts that compromise journalistic objectivity, and writing false or misleading information or failing to check facts or correct errors. In most instances, failure to adhere to ethical…

This document is a discussion draft intended to lead to the formulation of a set of guidelines by the state board of education concerning three areas of teacher negotiations: scope, good faith bargaining, and prohibited practices. It has been prepared in the form of an organized data base that focuses on summarizing the present state of the law…

This report highlights negotiations and trends occurring in the major collective bargaining in the province of Ontario, Canada in 1972. Bargaining during the year was centered primarily on non-manufacturing industries and in the public sector. Major issues negotiated were wages, improved working conditions, job security, and length of work week.…

Suggests that, if the worlds' economic picture means that all American workers must lower their standard of living to accommodate the new world economic order, then black and white workers need to resolve the remaining internal differences that still exist in the U.S. (Author/AM)

The relationships among faculty status, academic field, and attitudinal support of traditional labor tactics on campus are examined. The data for this study, collected through a mailed questionnaire to faculty members, indicate that apparent negative relationships between faculty status and support of labor activism partially disappears when…

A one-half year elective course called "The Labor Movement in America: History and Process" that is taught at Scarsdale High School is described along with a discussion of the need for labor issues to be dealt with in textbooks and curricula. (ND)

Reviews United Nations documents related to population, health, food, environment, economics, science, social questions, labor problems, political questions, human rights, international law, education, culture, and the social sciences. Documents are available through United Nations and Specialized Agencies bookstores. Journal availability: see SO…

From a private process between unions and management, labor arbitration has become a matter for federal arbitrators to decide. The article traces this development through various federal court cases and legislation, particularly unfair labor practice charges under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. (MF)