Analyzes deferred wage increases and cost-of-living adjustments provided by major collective bargaining agreements in industry that will remain in effect through 1982. (SK)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most wage series rose more slowly in 1981, with much of the slowdown in the fourth quarter; when adjusted for inflation, they showed declines, although the wage-price gap was narrower. (Author/CT)

The author discusses labor contracts subject to renegotiation during 1989. These contracts cover 36 percent of the workers under all major agreements in the United States. Issues that will affect collective bargaining, including the economy and negotiation trends, are discussed. The author provides information on bargaining in key industries. (CH)

Reasons for the slow development of collective bargaining on campuses include: (1) negative attitude held by most professors regarding unionism, (2) oversupply of professors in the labor market, and (3) union difficulties in organizing professors. (Excerpted from a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Industrial Relations Research…

A substantial portion of workers had their wages frozen or reduced; and specified increases were the smallest since the bargaining series began in 1968, reflecting both management's desire to hold down labor costs and workers' concern over job security. Charts and tables illustrating the wage adjustments are included. (Author/CT)

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)

Despite a pickup in the economy, concern about job security remained. In many cases, collective bargaining agreements resulted in wage rate changes lower than those in contracts they replaced. (JOW)

Shows that compulsory arbitration does not prevent strikes, even when nine out of ten workers are covered. (BH)

John R. Commons has contributed in one way or another to pratically every piece of social and labor legislation that has been enacted in the twentieth century. He has made his mark on such diverse aspects of American labor as apprenticeship, vocational education, workers' compensation, and the administration of labor law. (Author/JOW)

The findings excerpted from a paper indicate that student involvement is moderately associated with organizational complexity, faculty strikes, and increased tuition and fees. Multilateralism (independent third party involvement in the faculty union bargaining process) is more closely related to the service and consumer aspects of higher education…

The process of collective bargaining needs the assistance of congressional legislation in order to respond successfully to equal employment opportunity problems. A proposal to develop an Affirmative Action Adjustment Assistant Act is presented as a possible solution. (EC)

Experience in Sweden, Austria, and Israel points to new strains on industrial relations structure and need for adaptation by labor, management, and government. (Editor)

Some problems that plague negotiators throughout the decade continue into the next and are joined by issues such as the rising cost of health insurance, family care, and health and safety concerns. (Author/JOW)

The significant historical developments of the cost of living wage adjustments are summarized. Since the concept of cost of living took effect in 1919, developments that are noted are: World War II, the GM contract 1948, the GM Contract 1950, and the impact of the agreements. (DS)