This guide presents an overview of collective bargaining in public employment in the State of Hawaii. Section 89-2 of the Hawaii Public Employee Collective Bargaining Law Partially defines collective bargaining as the "performance of the mutual obligations of the public employer and the exclusive representative at reasonable times, to confer…

This booklet is intended to aid school officials in collective bargaining and dealing with employee disputes, in accordance with the provisions of the Washington State Educational Employment Relations Act. Individual chapters focus in turn on preparing for negotiations, carrying on negotiations, concluding negotiations, resolving disputes, and…

Successful collective bargaining and, if necessary, strike management, requires careful planned communication strategies and programs before, during, and after, if the school system is to maintain the public's confidence. This handbook is designed to provide guidelines for the educational administrative team in developing a communication plan that…

This handbook proposes ways that parents and citizens can contribute to negotiations during collective bargaining and teacher strikes. The first step is to organize citizens and parents. The next is to learn about the collective bargaining process and gather information about bargaining in the district. A concerned group must also analyze past…

Four essays present tactics and strategies for administrators involved in collective negotiation. Myron Lieberman, in "Ground Rules, Scope and Proposed Preparation in Collective Negotiations," points out the danger to administrators of saying too much at the bargaining table. R. Warren Eisenhower, in "Grievance Procedures,"…