Perhaps the most extensive empirical research on the topics of support for collective bargaining and for unionization in higher education is that of Ladd and Lipset (1973). Their analysis leads to a number of general propositions about faculty support for collective bargaining and for unionism, some involving properties of higher education…

In the first decade of the faculty bargaining movement, there have been only five strikes recorded in four-year institutions. In addition there have been only twenty-five to thirty strikes in two-year institutions. Given the fact that there have been approximately 500 two-year and 150 four-year agreements negotiated over a 10-year period, the…

We have just completed the most successful year in American Federation of Teachers (AFT) history with 20 percent increase in membership and progress in many areas. The year's most significant developments are these: 1) AFT, through participation in the Full Funding Committee coalition, succeeded in winning bigger appropriations for federal aid…

This report summarizes the responses of 234 certificated personnel at Los Angeles City College who completed a questionnaire regarding campus incidents during a student strike, March 10-14, 1969. Responses are grouped by sex and length of stay of the respondent. Included are the following areas of concern: (1) extent of class interruption, (2)…

This study found that high dissatisfaction with intrinsic and extrinsic job factors and high risk taking propensity were related to a teacher's decision to strike. The study tested two modules which predicted walk-out and non walk-out behavior. The conceptual model postulated that the teacher's decision to walk out was influenced by degree of…

Because of the contention caused by the entire process of negotiations, animosity exists between teachers and the administration. A list of unintended consequences is discussed. (Author/MLF)

Describes the French system of social relations and the trend toward weaker government intervention and stronger employer and labor roles. (AM)

Undocumented workers are organizing in Arizona to demand better wages and decent living conditions. The article discusses the conditions which led to the organization of this "illegal" workforce. (NQ)

The resolution of public sector negotiations impasses by a vote of the electorate is presented as a new solution that is the best available in teachers' union disputes with administration. It puts the accountability in the hands of the people who must live with the decision. (MD)

Reports on the American Federation of Teachers national convention. (IRT)

An examination of strikes and alternatives to the strike in public employment. (Editor)