In March 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court decided "Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association," a case addressing the constitutionality of "agency fees" for non-union teachers in California. Although the Court's 4-4 decision in the wake of Justice Scalia's death upheld the constitutionality of agency fees, several similar…

The overall impact of unions and collective bargaining agreements on student achievement has produced a literature with decidedly mixed results. Unions are seen to have both positive and negative influences on a teachers' ability to perform the teaching act. This study researches the impact of unions on state level student achievement, controlling…

Teachers make a difference. Everyone--students, parents, teachers, principals and even casual observers--have always known this. But how much of a difference teachers make has only recently been estimated. Teachers are arguably the most important school factor affecting student achievement but, especially important for the purposes of this paper,…

Most of the research on bargaining has focused on individuals bargaining against other individuals. This paper discusses two experiments in which the bargaining processes and outcomes of bargaining teams were compared to those of individual bargainers. Individuals bargained against a single other in the first experiment, while a two-person team…

Unionism is not the antithesis of professionalism, but often the companion, or even supporter of professionalism, as in the cases of writers, actors, and musicians. Librarians, too, must earn a living and cope with inflation. Joining a union can not only improve librarians' economic status, but also increase their influence. Collective bargaining…

Role expectations for the public school superintendent have outstripped the capacity of most individuals to fill them. Superintendents must now deal with an ever-increasing number of political interest groups who raise complex issues for the school system. In light of these developments, the tenure of superintendents is politically hazardous as…

In order to enhance the role playing ability of the participants in a simulation game on collective bargaining and to cultivate a sense of "vested interest" in the game's outcome, the students first prepared positions supporting the union or the management position in a hypothetical case. They were required to defend their position…

This document describes and discusses a mathematical model of the dynamics of bargaining. The model was designed to show the development of the bargaining process and to provide a means by which a prediction may be made with respect to settlement or stalemate. Allowing for multiple goals of the bargaining parties and changing weightings of those…

A principal's level of involvement in collective bargaining can range from being a member of the negotiating team to merely being the recipient of the signed negotiated contract. This paper considers four possible roles for principals: (1) as a member of the negotiating team, (2) as part of a steering committee working with the negotiating team,…

Collective bargaining with faculty is a relatively recent phenomenon that has spread from only five campuses in 1966 to approximately 388 at the close of the 1974 academic year. This speech begins by citing some facts about the current status and growth of faculty bargaining. The paper then outlines briefly the three major bargaining philosophies…

The opinion of the author as a college trustee who has been involved in collective bargaining is presented in this speech on the problems of collective bargaining. (SGM)

This paper discusses the emergence of a system that can improve the capacity of school districts to bargain effectively, administer their contracts evenly, and be served by lawyers who have current knowledge of legal developments within the state. Several conditions lead to uneven results in school district collective bargaining cases. The result,…

The implications of the mandatory collective bargaining law in Oregon, House Bill 2263, are described in a case history of Lane Community College. In addition, problems that have emerged as a result of collective bargaining in Oregon are listed. (DB)

The growth of collective bargaining in higher education has been rapid, but the accelerating interest and commitment has not been uniform. The purpose of this study is to provide an initial understanding of the dynamics and consequences of collective bargaining at one institution, The State University College at Cortland, New York. The personal…

The 1978 contract negotiations between the teachers and the school board of Philadelphia were important enough to draw in four identified types of third party: government officials (notably the mayor), neutral mediators, community interest groups (representing political, financial, parental, and general public interests), and the news media. The…