This study presents estimates of the wage elasticities of demand for state and local government employees. Almost uniformly each functional category of state and local government employee's employment level is shown to be statistically significantly negatively related to the category real and relative wage level. However, the magnitude of these…

This study presents statistical information gained from a survey of women employed full-time in Federal civilian collar employment as of October 31, 1971 in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, the 50 states and the territories of the U.S., and foreign countries. Excluded from the survey are members and employees of the Congress, employees of…

In this hearing, Congressman John R. Rarick (Louisiana) helped put forth a concurrent resolution that each officer or employee of the Federal Government residing and working in the District of Columbia should send his children to the D. C. Public Schools. Congressman Rarick, and William Robinson from the District of Columbia government, were among…

As part of a four-volume study of manpower for state highway safety programs over the next decade, this first volume deals with manpower requirements, according to types and numbers of needed safety specialists. Interviews conducted during field visits to all 50 states provided state estimates, and provided data for calculating estimates of…

This final volume of a four-volume report on highway safety manpower includes conclusions and recommendations regarding prospects for staffing individual programs, with emphasis on the adequacy of both manpower resources and training capacity. The data indicate that reaching maximum staffing levels by 1977 is unlikely, although minimum levels…

The primary purpose of the study was to develop a military reference on the rearranged workweek, especially the four-day, forty-hour arrangement. In the research an extensive review of pertinent literature was accomplished to provide the necessary background to properly evaluate the military four-day, forty-hour workweek experience at McGuire Air…

This guide summarizes the coverage of public employees by state labor relations laws. For each state, the guide describes legal provisions, current situation, and current legislative activity. The report also includes data on population, public employment, work stoppages, and state revenues and expenditures. Agencies useful in gathering and…

This report describes a joint effort by the California Community Colleges and the University of California at Los Angeles in producing a conference entitled, "In-Service Education in the Public Service." The purposes of the conference were to encourage counselors to: (1) further their knowledge about public service career opportunities,…

Discusses judicial standards requiring labor unions to provide "fair representation" of their individual members in the private sector and compares them with judicial standards governing union behavior in the public sector. Focuses on U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving private sector unions and state court decisions affecting the…

Focus on general question of whether Congress has the constitutional power to enact some type of legislation guaranteeing state and local employees the right to engage in concerted activities. Available from Business Manager, Capital University Law Review; Columbus, Ohio 43209; $14.00 annually. (Author)

Part of a broader investigation into possible differences in the decision-making process between management in the public and private sectors, this analysis focuses on identifying differences in attitudes that may exist between public and private administration where risk assumption in managerial decision-making is concerned. (Author/MLF)

Outlines current practice in resolving grievability/arbitrability disputes that arise in the federal sector. (Author)

This paper addresses the special situation of the female administrator, her perceptions of membership in the work group and organization, and how these conceptions may reflect her sense of efficacy and impact on the organization. (Author)

Summarizes results of a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs and courses offered by Staff Development Services, Civil Service Commission of Ontario (Canada). Questionnaires completed by participants and their supervisors indicated that the courses are effective in all areas evaluated. (MF)

The status of collective bargaining among those government jurisdictions and organizations where bargaining remains uncommon is examined. Some potentially dangerous assumptions are reviewed and the role to be played by public institutions is cited. (LBH)