The purpose of this paper is to argue that scope of bargaining limitations may be both ineffective and unwise, and that a broader scope of bargaining coupled with wider avenues for citizen participation constitutes better public policy. (Author)

Reviews the issue of pay equity and recent developments concerning the issue. Summarizes (1) arguments for and against pay equity, (2) court decisions, (3) the position of the current administration, and (4) the pending legislation. Includes a bibliography. (Author/CH)

Detailed account of problems and progress in implementing the Emergency Employment Act in New York City. (DM)

Provides overview of unemployment legislation and describes the workings of an Illinois fund--the Suburban Library System Unemployment Compensation Joint Account--formed by 64 Illinois public libraries and library systems to self-insure for unemployment compensation. (EJS)

Develops and tests a choice model of National Labor Relations Board members in selected unfair labor practice cases over the 1954-77 period. Evidence supports the popular belief that Board decisions are heavily dependent upon shifting political winds. (Author/JOW)

In the 1970s, the New Jersey state legislature developed, through its Public Employment Relations Act, an expansive system of public-employment relations on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) model. In the past two years, however, state supreme court decisions have cut the heart out of this system. (Author/SJL)

Act 195 has been responsible for approximately $458 million in tangible costs since its passage in 1970 and perhaps as much in intangible costs. Despite this, teachers in Pennsylvania hold no significant edge over other teachers across the nation. (Author/IRT)

Reviews current sources of information in public-sector labor relations, analyzes why a national information source would be beneficial to practitioners, and points out the problems associated with publishing such a service. (Author/JG)

Canadian Displaced Workers Survey data indicate that group advance-notice laws, which apply to large-scale layoffs, reduced the length of displaced workers' joblessness. Individual notice laws had little effect, perhaps because laid-off workers whose plants remain open may expect to be rehired and therefore delay job search. (SK)

From 1992 to 1996, the Supreme Court decided a number of cases on labor law and employment law. Case topics included labor relations, pensions and benefits, employment discrimination, and privacy, free speech, and other issues in public sector employment. (JOW)

Despite significant progress in efforts to abolish child labor, an alarming number of children are engaged in its worst forms. Although 106 million are engaged in acceptable labor (light work for those above the minimum age for employment), 246 million are involved in child labor that should be abolished (under minimum age, hazardous work). (JOW)

In the Federal Republic of Germany, temporary employment has been extensively regulated, whereas the British government has been more permissive. Despite differences in legislation, the level, distribution, and characteristics of temporary employment and workers are very similar. The number of temporary jobs has not grown as expected. (Author/SK)

Examines Ohio's Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act from a union perspective and argues that the act has advanced the cause of "orderly and constructive relationships" between Ohio's public employers and their employees. (MLF)