The downside to collaborative bargaining is people's infatuation with the process rather than the outcome. Some school board officials claim that successful collaborative bargaining sessions happen only in wealthier districts. The most effective negotiator/facilitators are professionals found within the school district. Extreme positions could…

As a manager, and later as a government executive, Cyrus S. Ching pointed the way to a cooperative system of labor relations by showing that differences are more easily resolved when reason prevails. (Author)

Kaufman attempts to identify essential characteristics that distinguish behavioral from nonbehavioral research in industrial relations. He argues that they are distinguished by the psychological model of man that is contained in the theoretical framework used to deduce or test hypotheses. Comments from Lewin, Mincer, and Cummings with Kaufman's…

Social partnership can provide a conceptual framework for employee participation. Its four critical elements are mutual recognition, participation, comprehensive vocational training, and institutional infrastructure. (SK)

James P. Mitchell was Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower administration, which was widely perceived to be probusiness. However, he attempted to promote peaceful labor relations, address the concerns of disadvantaged citizens, and seize the opportunities offered by new technology. (JOW)

Reviews impact of labor relations on employee disability and subsequent work disruptions. Model disability management programs illustrating joint support by labor and management are reviewed. Key features of these cooperative industry-based programs are presented, with implications for rehabilitation practice in disability management service…

The labor movement in New Zealand was heavily influenced by British unions and migration policies. Other factors were union opposition to further immigration and the treatment of the Maori people. (SK)

A survey of 86 union representatives in worksites with employee participation programs was followed 3 years later with a survey of 66 reps and 49 corresponding managers. Only 20-30% of the programs failed, although management and union opinions differed. Union reps attributed failure to poor labor relations and were more likely than management to…

In the US, graduate assistants are an integral part of a university's educational and operational climate. Graduate assistants provide teaching, research or administrative services to the educational enterprise in exchange for professional experience and a financial stipend. Recent strikes of graduate teaching assistants at New York University…

Housatonic Community College (HCC) in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is of the opinion that an answer to the theme of Re-creating America's Community Colleges lies in forming better alliances with all possible partners. HCC has found in leveraging funds to foster Bridgeport's Manufacturers Education and Training Alliance (METAL) that the college could…

Describes a program of social services provided by a large corporation for employees with personal problems. Graduate students in social work help in the program for field experience. Results indicate a significant drop in absenteeism within the company. (HMV)

The present study was conceived as a means of gathering basic data on current pre- and post-retirement activities in Metropolitan Chicago. Further, the research was designed to reflect the attitude of the area's business and industrial community toward such programming. Planned in mid-1969, the study was begun officially with the distribution in…

In this report, the author presents examples from the field of private labor relations that demonstrate the value of agency shops. He argues that agency shops contribute to union stability which stability leads to a more businesslike union-management relationship. The author examines State and Federal constitutions to determine the validity of…

The authors discuss typical industrial relations in Italy. Two case studies are contrasted. (CH)