The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island Board of Governors and the University of Rhode Island Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1985-June 30, 1987 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: unit recognition, management rights, nondiscrimination, the…

The collective bargaining agreement between Rider College and the Rider College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1985-August 31, 1988 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and unit recognition; nondiscrimination; affirmative action; academic freedom;…

This manual is designed to help school boards and administrators avoid strikes, survive them, and recover from them when they are over. Chapter 1 distinguishes between public and private sector strikes; defines different kinds of strike strategies, negotiation goals, and strike goals; and provides a strike evaluation checklist for the employee…

A framework for integrating part-time college faculty into an existing institutional structure is presented. Suggestions are offered on ways that department and division heads can make personnel policies that meet both the part-timer's need for fairness, certainty, and structure, and the college's need for flexibility and order. Policies are…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island Board of Governors and Rhode Island College Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers for 1985-1987 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition; board-union relationships; selection of deans, vice-presidents, and the president; department chairpersons,…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts and the Board of Regents of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Society of Professors, an affiliate of the National Education Association, covering the period July 1, 1986-June 30, 1987, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of the California State University and the California Faculty Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, covering the period July 1, 1987-June 30, 1991, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, management rights, union rights,…

The collective bargaining agreement between The State of New York and United University Professions, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, for 1985 to 1988 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, grievance procedure, arbitration procedure, grievance appeals, labor-management meetings, academic…

The collective bargaining agreement between the State of Iowa Board of Regents and the University of Northern Iowa Uni-United Faculty, an affiliate of the National Education Association, for the period July 1, 1987-June 30, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition; university facilities; faculty evaluation by…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of Connecticut State University and Connecticut State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, covering the period 1984-1987, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition; definitions; nondiscrimination; professional rights…

The collective bargaining agreement between University of California and University Council, American Federation of Teachers, Non-Senate Instructional Unit, for the period covering July 1, 1986-June 30, 1988, is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition; academic freedom; academic responsibility; nondiscrimination;…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island Board of Governors and the University of Rhode Island Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period of 1987-1990 is presented. The university is defined as the administration of the University of Rhode Island, including the president and other…

A composite guidebook covers the collective wisdom and teachings of local school governance. From goal-setting to policy making to board-superintendent relations, this publication places in one complete resource information available to the new and the veteran school board member. Although specifically directed to Pennsylvania board members, the…

Two consecutive agreements between the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education and the Community College of Rhode Island Faculty Association are presented, covering the years 1985 through 1987 and 1987 through 1990. The 19 articles in the agreements set forth rights and provisions related to: (1) recognition of the association as the…

In 1982 plant closings in the United States affected approximately 1 percent of the country's manufacturing facilities and 1 percent of its manufacturing labor force. Included among the reasons cited for plant closings were low productivity, high wages, and inflexible work rules. Given the nature of the reasons for plant closings and the magnitude…