TEACHER'S STRIKES IN 1966 RESULTED IN 33 STOPPAGES FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 11 IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1967. ONLY 35 SUCH STOPPAGES WERE RECORDED IN THE ENTIRE PRECEDING DECADE. OF THE 1966 STOPPAGES, 21 OCCURRED IN 10 STATES, BUT 12 OCCURRED IN MICHIGAN FOLLOWING ENACTMENT OF THE STATE'S PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT IN 1965. IN CONTRAST TO…

The status of unionism among librarians in public and academic libraries, with emphasis on the years 1972 to 1975, is the subject of a report based on a search of the literature. The first section gives an indication of the frequency and mood of comment in the current professional literature. There follows a brief summary of library union…

College students are expanding their role in academic collective bargaining. They represent a fresh source of energy for reform that must be recognized by faculty unions and university administrators who seek higher levels of cooperation and new directions for service. This document reviews student involvement in collective bargaining. Some…

This document reviews the activities at San Francisco State College, October 1968-April, 1969: why the San Francisco State College strike became the first sustained assault on an institution by its students, embroiling, as it did, not only the faculty, administrators, trustees, students, and alumni, but also the political leaders of the city and…

This study discusses faculty attitudes toward collective bargaining, including collective negotiations, sanctions, and withholding of faculty services. The purpose was to determine whether faculty members' perceptions of their capacities for power and mobility were related to their expression of relatively favorable or unfavorable attitudes toward…

The basic concern of this paper is to identify those demographic, occupational, and organizational variables that might differentiate between those professions that have higher levels of attitudinal militancy from those that exhibit less militancy. Semantic differential attitudinal data was collected from 414 teachers in two school districts and…

This report discusses the social, economic, and human implications of plant shutdowns. As part of the data gathering process, personal interviews were held with civic leaders, company representatives, union leaders, and workers in order to gain insight into the causes and effect of the closing of plants. Sections of the report cover topics such…

Examines influence of political and economic factors on the public employee bargaining process. (PKP)

The growing trend of judicial support allowing employers and third parties to seek damages in public employee strikes is reviewed from the union perspective. Includes a discussion of the historical trend of liability theories. This area of public sector labor relations law is developing with no clear national trend. (MD)

Reviews the role and the accomplishments of the United States Department of Labor in its 75 years of existence. Describes the department's establishment during an era of heavy union activity. Discusses changes in demographics of the labor force, conditions and standards, the work experience, and job placement. (CH)

Based on recent bitter experience, this article tells districts how to prepare for a teacher strike. Administrators should assess their public relations program and the strength of their board, know their adversary (the union) and the bargaining process, asssess the management team, and plan strategically. (MLH)

This two-page table charts the range of union activities, their adversarial intent, and possible administrative counterstrategies during a typical teacher strike. Twenty-four activities are covered, from peaceful demonstrations (like picketing), marches, and candlelight vigils, to harassments like nails in tires and telephone threats. (MLH)

Examines recent research evaluating collective bargaining in relation to the learning environment. Considers the impact of work stoppages on students; faculty attitudes toward institutions; differences between institutions with and without collective bargaining; governance issues; student influence; and educational quality. Concludes that…

Discusses such school personnel problems as collective bargaining, negotiations, job hunting, teacher supply, evaluation, and strikes. (Author/JF)