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Robinson, Norman; Munton, Patricia D. – 1989
This study investigated the phenomena of strike propensity and strike compliance among teachers in an illegal teachers' strike that occurred in British Columbia, Canada, in 1983. A questionnaire developed for this study was distributed in early 1984 to a random sample of 1,000 teachers from eight school districts; a total of 456 responded. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Problems, Labor Relations
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Kowalski, Theodore J. – Contemporary Education, 1982
A discussion focuses on the emergence of collective bargaining in the public sector, the prevalence of bureaucratic climates in school districts, and the realization that conflict is a variable dependent on organizational climate and structure. (FG)
Descriptors: Arbitration, Board of Education Role, Bureaucracy, Collective Bargaining
Booth, Ronald R. – 1993
This handbook is designed to serve as a guide to help school boards understand collective bargaining and the labor-management relationships in their districts. Chapter 1 describes what school-board members need to know. Chapter 2 discusses some of the political and legal realities that school boards face in the collective-bargaining process.…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Conflict Resolution
Colton, David L.; Graber, Edith E. – 1982
Collective bargaining relationships in school districts are affected by court actions in a variety of ways. Courts have acted as a "surrogate legislature" by providing legal structures where legislation is absent and by modifying legislation through the process of statutory construction. This paper examines the courts' role in structuring…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Court Judges, Court Litigation
Jones, J. William – 1982
Maintaining that the development of a detailed communication plan well in advance of school collective bargaining negotiations will be a critical ingredient in the success of school districts' bargaining efforts, this handbook concentrates on communication before, during, and after the bargaining process, rather than on explicit bargaining…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Collective Bargaining, Communication Skills