The recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the "Columbia University"case granting students who serve as teaching or research assistants at private universities the right to unionize dealt a major blow to private higher education as we know it. In a long-anticipated decision, the NLRB ruled that any student who…

Ever wonder why union members' salary and benefits, workload agreements, and other aspects of their collective bargaining agreements, or "contracts," often remain unchanged and enforced during the all-too-common periods when public employees labor without a contract? In New York, the answer boils down to an understanding of the Public…

This paper considers the history of Québec's higher education system and the reforms that have contributed to the role of education in the province. Québec's education system has repeatedly been a site for social and political transformation; most recently, reevaluation of education's role in the province has revealed a tension between…

In this classroom simulation, students travel back in time to 1945, when racism was institutionalized in many states through segregation. Though students cannot literally travel back to the Jim Crow era, teachers can create a situation that brings home the point of injustice and the choices individuals are faced with in such situations. Suddenly,…

The issues presented by proposed federal laws covering collective bargaining for public employees are perhaps the most important issues confronting public officials and the general functioning of representative government in our society. HR 8677 (and to a lesser extent HR 9730) is unacceptable because (1) it provides for federal regulation of…

After an initial wave of strikes, unions saw their power contained, beginning with Taft-Hartley, and then renewed as public-service unionism erupted in the 1960's. (Editor)

Studies the nature of the torts liability incurred in strikes and the extent of existing immunities bestowed on strikers and their organizers, and explores the principles that should govern liability and immunity. Available from Israel Law Review Association, c/o Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, P.O.B. 24100, Jerusalem…

Thirty-one States have a form of mandatory meet and confer or collective bargaining law; six States have permissive legislation; seven States are considering collective bargaining legislation. This guide presents, in chart form, the legal provisions for each State with respect to employee classification, type of representation, administration,…

The accessibility of declaratory judgment would greatly diminish the propensity toward self-help to "solve" labor conflicts and would decrease the concomitant potential for violence and damages. Available from Seton Hall University School of Law, 1095 Raymond Boulevard, Newark, NJ 07102. (Author/IRT)

Points out various legislation prohibiting or permitting public employees to strike and discusses the use and effectiveness of higher education employees who choose to strike. (Editor)

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)

CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PER CENT OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL STAFF. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL WORK STATUS OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE 50 STATES AND TO ARRANGE THE COLLECTED INFORMATION UNDER FUNCTIONAL TOPICS. THE PROBLEM IS SUBDIVIDED TO CONSIDER (1)…

This chronological anthology consists of documents and articles on the history of Mexican American people in the 20th century. The anthology may be directed to students in higher education, historians, and those interested in the Mexican American people. Section I spans the period from 1900 to 1920 and introduces immigration as the starting point…

Presents a concise and interesting overview of the rise and extension of labor activity during the New Deal. Labor took advantage of Roosevelt's pro-union policies to consolidate their power and forever transform the lives of working men and women. Discusses improvements in working conditions, wages, and benefits. (MJP)