The directory presents data obtained from a 1989 survey resulting in responses from 2190 college campuses concerning unionization among their approximately 250,000 non-faculty personnel. An introductory essay describes the background of the study and notes such findings as the existence of non-faculty bargaining agreements at 775 campuses, with…

The article traces the impact of Title Seven of the Civil Rights Act on equal employment consent decrees and court decisions dealing with the seniority arrangement in the steel industry. (MW)

This report presents testimony concerning the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1989. The bill establishes a basic, minimum labor standard, ensuring job protection to workers who need time off to care for themselves or their family members. The testimony covered the following topics: personal experiences of people whose employment was affected after…

In 1981 four supervisors at a chemical company in Great Britain were each fined 100 pounds under the country's 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act after a fifth supervisor was injured because of a faulty interlock guard. The supervisors were convicted because they had all known about but had done nothing to rectify the potential safety hazard. The…

This study provides background information and recommendations for administrators pertaining to collective bargaining in the Washington State Community College System. It begins with a brief overview of the history of the laws and statutes relating to negotiations in the community colleges of Washington, followed by an inventory of the contents…

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent federal agency created in 1935 by Congress to administer the National Labor Relations Act, the basic law governing relations between labor unions and business enterprises engaged in operations affecting interstate commerce. In its statutory assignment, the NLRB has two principal…

The demand for legal foreign workers for temporary or seasonal agricultural work now permitted under what is known as the H-2A program will likely increase as the employer sanctions in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 limit the use of undocumented foreign workers. To protect U.S. farmworkers, the law requires that they be given first…

This booklet is a guide to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (also known as the Wage-Hour Law) which apply to minors employed in agriculture. The content is as follows: coverage of the child labor provisions regarding agricultural employment, minimum age standards for employment in agriculture, school hours and employment in…

The study reported in this document is part of a larger research effort by the Employment and Training Administration to examine recruitment and hiring processes. This study presents a comparison of stocks and flows of occupational listings in help wanted ads and listings placed with the public employment service (ES) by local employers.…

This paper analyzes the role and competencies needed by teachers or coordinators who supervise experiential education. Guidelines are presented for the selection and preparation of personnel responsible for programs in which students are placed in work settings. Program purposes and goals are discussed for the following divisions: personnel…

This document presents Pennsylvania guidelines for interpreting child labor legislation. In Section I employment certification of minors under the child labor law, the school laws of Pennsylvania, and the federal law are discussed. In Section II the issuing officers responsible for issuing employment certificates are identified, procedures for…

School boards must recognize that bargaining with unionized teachers is becoming inevitable. Attempts to postpone formal negotiation usually result in giving away more by accident than would have been the case in the formal situation. While it is true that formal bargaining involves an adversary relationship between school boards and teachers,…

This summary of California's Collective Bargaining Act outlines the essential points of this state law, including the processes to be employed for bargaining unit determination, definition and settlement of unfair labor practices, ascertainment of the scope of negotiations, certification of exclusive bargaining representatives, arbitration, and…

This paper outlines ways to win cases brought before state labor relations boards. The consultant attorney presenting the employer's case must be well-prepared. First, he should know the persons (board investigators, hearing officers, examiners, and state board members) who will decide the case. He should know the hearing examiner's background.…

Published periodically by the Women's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor, this handbook assembles factual information covering the participation and characteristics of women in the labor force, the patterns of their employment, occupations, income and earnings, education and training, and the federal and state laws affecting their…