In this survey research study, the researcher employed a causal-comparative, or ex post facto, design to explore the relationship between how union employees of a U.S. county government perceived implementation of a new electronic performance appraisal process and how they responded to the planned organizational change along cognitive, emotional,…

This report details the findings of a national project on union retirees and retirement programs. Chapter I provides an introduction and discusses the history of the project, project design, and structure of the report. In Chapter II, the study of union retirees is detailed and a comprehensive data base of information on union retirees is…

Discusses the unionization movement among middle-level administrators in public schools and describes some of the characteristics of the unions. (Author)

Most of the leadership throughout the labor movement have been concerned about the lack of rank and file participation in labor unions. An evaluation of the relationship of labor education and union participation is explored. (WL)

An outline of training requirements for the following members of rural workers' organizations is presented: ordinary member, voluntary branch and regional officers, voluntary national officer, full-time regional field official, full-time national official, officials with experience in the organization, and officials appointed for their…

The unionization of welders and blacksmiths and their search for identity are described. (BH)

In a heating industry, efforts have been made to increase communication at all levels and satisfy the esteem needs of the workers. (EB)

Unevenness in class conflict across unions affects which unions issue organizational demands, and interunion diversity in socioeconomic status affects which unions issue redistributive demands. (Author)

Results of 196 usable surveys from and 22 interviews with union organizers showed that some service sector and pink-collar occupation organizers used different organizing styles in predominantly female occupations. Female organizers, especially in manufacturing unions, tended to be explicitly gender conscious. (SK)

When the nation's largest teachers' union convenes in Los Angeles for its annual meeting, the membership news will ring happier than in 2004. Then, the National Education Association's count of active-teacher members was down for the first time in 18 years, according to union officials. But over the past year, that number has grown by about…

Although union membership has been declining overall, the number of women union members continues to increase. Currently, 37 percent of union membership are women. The proportion of women workers who are union members increased from 16.3 percent in 1965 to 19.3 percent in 1975 and fell to 14 percent in 1990; 7.4 million women were represented by…

This monograph analyzes the law of fair representation, as applied by the National Labor Relations Board and the courts, and its implications for individuals, union officials, and management. As employees increasingly turn to judicial and administrative agencies to protect their rights, the duty of fair representation has become a doctrine of…

An analysis of two opposing talks given in connection with a television program; that of a union member and that of an employer. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Finnish trade unions are seeking increased educational opportunities for their members. (SP)

While the forces impinging upon academic freedom are both varied and diverse, at least three seem especially significant: these three--unionization of the faculty; politicization of the university; and certain forms of governmental activity--are prophetic indicators for the future course of higher education and for those who teach in it. (Author)