In light of the Pennsylvania's most recent pension cuts and the challenges the state faces in attracting and retaining qualified teachers, this report asks two primary questions in this study: (1) How does teacher pay compare with the pay of other comparable workers in Pennsylvania--that is, are Pennsylvania public school teachers underpaid (which…

Negotiations are slated for one-third of workers covered by major agreements. Those scheduled for bargaining are almost evenly split between state and local government and private industry. (Author)

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…

Displays data concerning the number of government work stoppages for each major issue across the several political subdivisions in the United States from 1968 to 1977. Also speaks to the involvement of third party interests in collective negotiations as a way of reducing these work stoppages. (Author/IRT)

Since passage of Ohio's Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act of 1984, Ohio public employees have voted to join unions in more than 70% of elections, and 90,584 Ohio public employees gained union representation from 1984 to 1992. Before the establishment of Ohio's multitiered collective bargaining process, which involves intervention by a…

A theory of strikes in higher education and a statistical analysis of strike activity are presented in this newsletter issue. The report on the theory of strikes in an article by Lisa Flanzraich addresses the absence of strikes on campuses during fall 1982 and the conditions in which strikes occur. The absence of strikes could be proof of the…