This document consists of 13 tables that provide information on the 4,702,228 full-time employees of state and local governments who were members of employee organizations in October 1975. Areas of information covered include the extent of employee organization, labor relations policies and written agreements, negotiating units, and work…

Two concerns about collective bargaining are: (1) the impact of collective bargaining on the college student; and (2) the impact of the college student on collective bargaining. (Author/KE)

To be used with college students, this guide contains a reading selection on collective bargaining, discussion questions, and suggestions for class activities. The reading section examines the history of collective bargaining and discusses the philosophy governing labor relations in New York state. Discussion questions follow the reading.…

In the 1976-77 academic year, a study conducted at an Ohio middle school revealed the negative effects a strike had on teacher perceptions of climate and leadership. The original focus of the research study was to evaluate the impact of experimental curriculum, but after the unanticipated strike, it was realized that unbiased, prestrike data would…

BASED ON A 71 PERCENT RESPONSE FROM A SELECTED SAMPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS (345 MALE PRINCIPALS, 117 FEMALE PRINCIPALS, 399 MALE TEACHERS, AND 388 FEMALE TEACHERS), A STUDY WAS MADE OF EDUCATORS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THREE COMPONENTS OF COLLECTIVE ACTION--COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION, SANCTIONS, AND STRIKES. LIKERT-TYPE SCALES WERE…

BY THE END OF 1966, OVER 1500 WRITTEN AGREEMENTS HAD BEEN REACHED IN THE UNITED STATES PROVIDING FOR DECISION-MAKING BY TEACHERS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL NEGOTIATION. PRIMARY ISSUES INCLUDED THE IMPORTANCE OF STATE LEGISLATION, THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS, THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION RIGHTS BY ONE PROFESSIONAL…

The New York newspaper strike of 1978 was the direct result of a series of events that started in 1923 when the pressmen's union established a system that provided a minimum fixed number of pressmen per press unit and legitimized a loose labor pool. From that time, the number of pressmen increased through family-dominated union management that…

In Pennsylvania, the legal duty to reimburse a school district is based on the days of instruction provided by a district and payment only for the actual number of instruction days up to 180. The Department of Education presumes that, during a teacher strike, no days of instruction are being provided. However, should a school board notify the…

The information in this report reveals that an estimated 118,000 teachers participated in strike action and that an estimated 911,000 man-days of instruction were involved in work stoppages that varied in duration from one-half day to 23 days. Tables provide data on (1) man-days involved; (2) strikes and work stoppages by organization, month, and…

The information in this report reveals that an estimated 89,651 teachers participated in strike action and that an estimated 717,217 man-days of instruction were involved in work stoppages that varied in duration from one day to 12 weeks. Tables provide data on (1) man-days involved; (2) strikes and work stoppages by organization, month, and…

This publication is the complete transcription of a weekly radio program devoted to contemporary issues in American education. This particular program consisted of an informal debate on various educational issues between Terry Herndon, executive director of the National Education Association (NEA), and Albert Shanker, president of the American…

Canadian student voting in favor of a student strike referendum is shown to be positively associated with weakening of ties with the family of origin and an uncertain future. Commitment to the social order was inversely related to favoring the strike. Comparison is made with U.S. student protest. (Editor/JT)

School boards need to be prepared to deal with potential disasters. Four districts whose school board presidents dealt with serious emergencies are described. The emergencies included the murder of a superintendent, a flood, a statewide teacher walkout, and the threat of financial collapse. (MD)