This salary survey of special libraries throughout New York State presents earnings for librarians and associated personnel employed by corporate, academic, government agency, public, and other institutions as of January 1979. Most chief librarians earn between $15,000 and $24,999 while the range for all others falls between $10,000 and $19,999.…

This agreement is entered into by and between the Board of Trustees of State Colleges of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Lowell State College Faculty Federation, AFT Local 2174, AFL-CIO, as the exclusive collective bargaining agent for faculty members in the bargaining unit. Articles of the agreement cover: recognition and definitions,…

This bibliography provides a survey of the literature dealing with labor negotiations and nonteaching professionals in higher education. Documents are categorized according to administration, affirmative action, agents, arbitration, arbitration awards, arbitration/fact-finding awards, arbitration procedures, collective bargaining, collective…

College students are expanding their role in academic collective bargaining. They represent a fresh source of energy for reform that must be recognized by faculty unions and university administrators who seek higher levels of cooperation and new directions for service. This document reviews student involvement in collective bargaining. Some…

In terms of benefit plan coverage and protection, or "Benefit Environment", higher education is the most advanced of professional or employment groups. Between 1959 and 1969, the percentage of 4-year institutions of higher education in the U.S. having faculty retirement plans grew from 85% to 95%. About 50% of these institutions have some form of…

The publication enumerates the minimum standards for police services in Maryland which were developed by the Police Standards Committee of the Maryland Governor's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. They are the result of intensive study after a series of public hearings held throughout the State at which testimony was…

This report presents a "status" study, reporting practices followed in school systems where a severance pay policy is in effect. Severance pay is a fringe benefit designed to provide teachers who have given service to a school system with financial security during the period of transition to a new position or to retirement. The initial…

This study describes the present status of benefit planning in the junior colleges, discusses the principles governing benefit plans, and raises questions regarding the development of sound benefit plans in light of the needs of individual faculty and staff as well as of the goals of the institution. The base of the study was a questionnaire…

The 1966 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act extended enterprise coverage to all public and private educational institutions. In October 1968, one out of seven of the 2 million nonsupervisory nonteaching employees working in schools was paid below the $1.30 minimum wage which became effective on February 1, 1969. Three-fifths of those below…

The Fair Labor Standards Act's 1966 amendments extended coverage to all non-Federal hospitals. Using data on employment, hours, wages, and supplementary benefits from one payroll period in March 1969, this report describes the impact of the increased coverage. Although 19 percent of the nonsupervisory employees were earning less than $1.30 an hour…

The New England Board of Higher Education conducted a salary survey among the 51 New England Junior College Council member institutions. The questionnaire sought information about salaries of selected administrators, full-time faculty, and fringe benefits for full-time faculty. Of the 35 responding colleges, 20 were public and 15 were private…

Sabbatical leaves are viewed as being essential to the ongoing nature of a self-renewing community of scholars. This study was undertaken to provide data on current use of sabbatical leave plans in universities in several countries - Canada; the United States; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales; Australia, and New Zealand - to provide…

Provides a variety of approaches to administering individual salaries on the basis of evaluated performance. Describes methods of precalculating and controlling salary expenditures while simultaneously administering salaries on a "relative" rather than "absolute" performance rating system. (Author)

A comparison of the benefits of participating in TIAA and CREF retirement programs is offered with emphasis on differences in payout rates and in overall financial performance. (LBH)

More and more people are beginning to look to their employers for a solution to the child care dilemma. Various types of employer supported child care are described, including day care centers, after school programs, summer day camps, financial assistance, flexible benefit plans, and information and referral services. (CB)