Describes the likely direction of new collective bargaining relationships and the implications for the roles of negotiators and third parties who will be involved with these changes. (Author/IRT)

Personnel movements (transfers, promotions, etc.) are included in the scope of private sector collective bargaining, but excluded from the scope of public sector bargaining. The authors discuss the relationship between the merit principle and public sector bargaining with regard to conflicts and legislative experience, and they present a proposal…

In the 1970s, public employee unions consciously modeled their objectives, strategies, and behavior on private sector unions. With refinements, the private sector model is working well in the public sector. (Author/IRT)

Looks to decisions of the National Labor Relations Board and the courts to identify standards to adequately safeguard nonsupervisory employee interests in professional associations, permitting membership of both supervisory and nonsupervisory employees, which serve as certified bargaining representatives. (Author/PKP)

Examines the inherent differences between the roles of grievance arbitrator, fact-finder, and interest arbitrator and discusses the skills and insights the interest arbitrator needs to fulfill his role. Available from: Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 West Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646. (JG)

Outlines major unanswered questions raised by the "Weber" case, such as how voluntary the quota system at Kaiser was, the union's duty of fair representation, and the nature of permissible benign quota systems. (IRT)

Discusses the loss of collegial decision-making power by faculty members at State University of New York campuses as a result of their collective bargaining representation by the United University Professions, Inc. (UUP). Available from: Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60646. (JG)

Explores the neglected free speech and free association problems inherent in public sector union-security agreements. (Author/IRT)

Attempts to explain why college and university graduate assistants have generally failed to unionize, focusing on the unsuccessful attempt to form a union for graduate assistants at the University of Minnesota. (Available from Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 West Peterson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646; $30.00 annually) (JG)

Examines the background of union security clause (specifically agency shop), analyzes arguments for and against it, details problems remaining after the U.S. Supreme Court's 1977 decision on Abood vs. Detroit Board of Education, and offers some suggestions for the future. (Author/PKP)

The revitalization of the Contract Clause indicates that it is not the public employee who must be the first to sacrifice to get a city out of financial trouble. (Author/IRT)

The Oklahoma City police strike of 1975 is examined. Available from the Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60646. (IRT)

Discusses common problems involved in collective bargaining for public employees and recommends a number of changes in public employee labor relations laws that can help resolve those problems. Available from: Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60646; single copy, $3.00. (JG)

Explores the aspects of campus collective bargaining -- issues, causes favoring unionization, benefits to be gained, and results to date. (Author)

The court decisions, as well as state constitutions and statutes in many states, clearly point out that, whether the faculty is organized or not, the state legislature has the final voice in the appropriation of monies to higher education. (Author)