Since there has not been much research focus on job satisfaction in Higher Education in South Africa, this article describes the job satisfaction of these academics in times of transformation. A survey design involved 94 respondents from similar departments at a residential and a distance education institution. A questionnaire focused on teaching,…

Rates of increase were higher for employees in unionized establishments, and for nonmanufacturing workers. (Author)

This article describes a study conducted to ascertain the effect of the strength of the local teachers' organization on the distribution of influence in school districts. (PD)

This report contains four papers presented at conferences jointly sponsored by trade unionists and members of the academic community. As explained in the introduction by Michael E. Gordon, the papers focus on grievance procedures, examining both recent research on the topic and its implications for organized labor. The following papers are…

This report reviews the changing role of labor unions in the United States today and proposes actions to increase union membership and strength in the future. The report is organized in 10 sections. The first section describes changes in the work force, especially during the 1960s and 1970s. It is followed by sections describing (1) the failure of…

Analysis of new data from the Current Population Survey suggests a larger differential between union and nonunion earnings than previously indicated. (Author)

Most would agree that education is a social good and necessity, yet serious inequities and inequalities remain in our educational system. The largest sources of support for public schools are the local school district and the state. The revenues they contribute come from property and sales taxes, both of which are regressive and inequitable. Our…

Investigated potential outcomes for unions involved in joint union-management quality-of-worklife (QWL) efforts. Indicated that after QWL involvement, participants perceived a higher level of union influence in job areas where unions have not traditionally been involved. Noted an interaction between the perception of QWL success and union…

Provides a summary of discussion at an international conference of human rights professionsls in 1982. Covers a wide range of subjects, from women's access to positions of economic power, to day care facilities as a means of expanding choices of both women and men who work in or out of the home. (KH)

Previous findings indicate that faculty on the average earn greater compensation increases at unionized institutions than at nonunionized colleges and universities. More recent data suggest that while increases favoring unionized faculty continue in public four-year colleges and independent institutions, they may have stabilized at public…

A national survey of teachers shows that nearly two-thirds of United States teachers endorse merit pay concept. The survey centered on three areas: pegging salary increases to classroom effectiveness, who should evaluate salary increases, and how to determine raises. (MD)

A survey of 470 psychology students taken after a short strike by the faculty union revealed that students exhibited somewhat greater support for strikes in an abstract situation as opposed to a concrete situation, and students with union fathers demonstrated more positive attitudes toward faculty strikes. (MLF)

A 1977 survey of retired United Auto Workers designed to measure retiree propensity to return to work found that work propensity is a generalized attitude and not job-specific. Measurement of associated variables indicated that most retirees held attitudes unfavorable to a return to work. (MF)

Asserts that developing a partnership with union leaders and contractors to upgrade the education and training of their members is a worthwhile but complex challenge. Describes the origins of the Illinois Valley Community College partnership, collaboration with surrounding educational institutions, the challenge of resolving contractual…

Discusses the history of the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund and its efforts in providing physical rehabilitation and job retraining to disabled miners. Created in 1946, the fund was successful in providing vocational rehabilitation services to over 1,200 miners and could serve as a model of a comprehensive cost-effective approach…