Results substantiated the importance of work environment on grievances. Task organization influenced the nature of the grievances. Employees of mental health and correctional institutions whose jobs were more stressful filed more grievances than transportation employees. (JAC)

It is suggested that (1) employers feel that despite an employee's career or professional education, he will have to be retrained, and (2) those in the field of career and professional education must convince employers that educated workers can be intellectually sensitive and committed. (MSE)

Examines 51 cases of organizational whistle blowing to derive a model of the steps through which whistle blowing incidents progress. From the model it is possible to generalize about the nature of these incidents and how they fit into patterns of organizational communication. (JMF)

Examined the structure of job satisfaction for unionized, hourly rated assembly plant employees. Findings indicate the more positive the employee's perception of upper management, the greater the employee's job satisfaction. The employee's perception of upper management had a greater influence on employee job satisfaction than perception of…

This article is concerned with both the political and socioeconomic forces inducing changes in labor relations in schools and with the major implications of these changes for future school staff management. (Author/IRT)

Two St. Louis universities adopt management techniques from business. (Author)

The first of a two-part article about the procedures necessary for school administrators to participate effectively in school district negotiations. (Author/MLF)

The history of the exemption for bona fide seniority systems under Title VII is explored briefly. It is suggested that the courts can provide protection for incumbent workers potentially disadvantaged, which may mean substantial monetary liability for employers using "last hired, first fired" layoff systems. (Author/LBH)

This interview with the chief executive of Donnelly Mirrors, Inc. explains the basis of the company's leadership in participative management and discusses why it is more successful than traditional authority-based management styles. (Author/JG)

Corporations have found the promise of providing a college education to the children of employees--without the recognition of income to the parent-employee--to be a popular fringe benefit. The Internal Revenue Service has attacked educational benefit trusts in Revenue Ruling 75-448. Implications are discussed. (LBH)

The role of school administrators can be analyzed according to motivation of employees, encouragement of employees to reach their potential, and two-way communication with employees. (MLF)

NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc. was the Supreme Court's first opportunity to rule on the issue of whether an employee, called into an interview by his employer, has the right to have union representation if the employee believes that interview could lead to disciplinary action. Implications of the ruling favorable to the NLRB are discussed. (LBH)

How to measure productivity increases in service occupations is a problem that still awaits a solution. Efforts being made in the federal sector to gauge productivity growth are discussed, along with implications in private-sector bargaining. (Editor/LBH)

The arguments for and against federal assumption of the responsibility for regulating the relationship between public employers and public employees are analyzed. It is suggested that the National Labor Relations Act should be extended to include them, thereby imposing upon them a duty to bargain collectively. Available from: the Harvard…