The directory begins with a summary of unionization activities among college faculty for the 1989 calendar year. It is concluded that there were no significant events in academic collective bargaining during the year, with faculty unions concentrating resources on servicing their members and preserving affiliations. The faculty contracts and…

This report examines the extent of policy bargaining, as well as factors that might explain variation in its extent. Results of interviews in 6 districts with over 15,000 enrollment indicate that bargaining is more extensive than predicted in the curriculum, student placement, and teacher selection areas. States without the teacher strike option…

An analysis of data concerning unionization among college faculty during 1988 is presented. The following topics are discussed: (1) agents elected; (2) American Federation of Teachers; (3) National Education Association; (4) American Association of University Professors; (5) "no-agent" elections; (6) decertifications; (7) strikes; (8)…

A supplement to an earlier-published volume on bargaining tactics, this document presents specific tactics that can be used in the course of public sector collective bargaining to further management's pre-established negotiating strategies. All the tactics suggested are drawn from the author's personal experience as a public sector labor…

Describes how the funds and fury of a State teacher union failed to force a rural school board to give in to the demands of illegally striking teachers. (Author)

Discusses the two strikes underwent by the School District of Philadelphia during the 1972-1973 school year, noting the effect of a teacher strike on the role of the Principal. (JM)

A longer version of this article appared in the November, 1968, issue of NEW POLITICS

In many ways, 1976-1977 was a traditional year in labor relations in education. For the most part, traditional bargaining issues prevailed--wages and fringes, especially leave issues; tenure, seniority, and retirement; teacher workload and class assignments; union dues; and academic freedom and constitutional rights. The two major teacher…

Literature that is available in high school, small college, and county libraries is collected in this annotated bibliography on the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The bibliography is divided into five sections, the first being an overview of the teachers' union which focuses on critical moments in the history of the AFT. The second section…

This report gives the results of a major research effort by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) in support of the work of the governor's study commission on public employee relations. The PDE and study commission staffs developed an opinionnaire that sought reactions of respondents to the individual bargaining experiences of their…

COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION BY MAJOR PERSONNEL IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IS DISCUSSED PRIMARILY FROM THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S VIEWPOINT. SINCE WORLD WAR II, SCHOOL STAFFS HAVE INCREASINGLY DEMANDED A CHANGE IN THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HORIZONTAL CONCEPT OF EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY. THIS DEMAND IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASING…

Teacher unionism, as evidenced by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is a conservative moderating force that seeks to preserve and strengthen the present bureaucratic-professional governance of schools. This paper concerns the policy impact of the UFT. Specifically, it describes the levels of…

This monograph presents an overview of Pennsylvania's law governing collective bargaining for public employees (Act 195) and reviews Pennsylvania's experience under the law since its enactment in 1970. The passage of Act 195 for the first time made it possible for Pennsylvania public employees to bargain collectively and to legally strike when…