Since the early 40s to today, teachers in Uganda organized themselves into unions and demanded for better conditions of service. Despite the long history of different forms of teachers' protests, the contribution of these protests towards influencing the teacher's welfare in the country is not sufficiently analyzed in the academic and policy…

This article describes when teachers in Detroit, Michigan and Gary, Indiana went on strike in September 2006, which have resulted in the closure or relocation of 35 schools to other campuses since the end of the 2004-05 school year. The 2006-07 school year has brought with it a fresh wave of labor unrest, as teachers in districts large and small…

Reviews the advantages of utilizing part-time faculty. Also discusses the problems of calculating pro rata pay and the impossibility of granting tenure to part-time teachers and analyzes the role of unions in obtaining such benefits. (DC)

Unionization as a significant issue on campuses is discussed. Four variables are seen as contributing to the rapid rise of unionism on campuses: economic, structural, legal, and the events of the 1960s. Topics discussed include faculty salaries, governance, tenure, faculty/administrator relationship, public and private institutions and unions, and…

Using 1970-71 data for 263 community colleges throughout the United States, the author conducted a study designed to examine the impact of unionization and collective bargaining on the compensation and workloads of community college faculty members. This paper discusses the methodology used and presents two mathematical models for determining the…

Presented in this document is the agreement between the District 9 Area Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education and the American Federation of Teachers for the period from January 1, 1972 through June 30, 1973. Contained in the articles of the agreement are sections covering hours and working conditions, grievance procedures, salaries…

This collective bargaining agreement was negotiated in 1988 between the City of Baltimore and the Community College of Baltimore Faculty Federation to establish terms of employment for the college's full-time faculty. The 17 articles in this contract cover: (1) union recognition and definitions; (2) union-board relations, including standards of…

During 1973, the broad issues characterizing the majority of court decisions concerning school employees were the constitutional and statutory rights of teachers and the relationship between these rights and the authority of the employer to act. Due process, both procedural and substantive, continues to receive extensive court consideration along…

This collection of collective bargaining agreements contains contracts for two Ohio two-year colleges. The first agreement, between Edison State Community College and the Edison State Education Association, covers the contract period from 1989 to 1992. The 21 articles in the contract set forth provisions related to union recognition, management…