Difficulties exist in reconciling various schemes of relief under Title VII to achieve efficient resource allocation and to avoid conflicting determinations. Focus is on how public and private enforcement efforts can be harmonized to avoid conflict between plaintifss and minimize the burdens on defendants. Available from: Northwestern University…

The author documents the design and development of an employment-related training program for local government administrators in Saskatchewan. (CH)

Trends in the monetary and non-monetary compensation of academic personnel were compared to data on compensation in government, business, and industry, and the non-academic not-for-profit sector. Findings from 1981-82 were compared to Howard R. Bowen's findings for 1976-77. (MLW)

The growth of unionism among teachers during the 1970s is attributed to exclusive representation. Considers the appropriateness of granting to a union the exclusive right to represent public employees. (MLF)

Examined the relationships among role stress (i.e., role conflict and ambiguity), job-related tension, job satisfaction, and propensity to terminate employment for a national sample of both male and female accountants (N=1080) in public, industrial, and government accounting. Results indicated that accountants cannot be treated as a homogeneous…

A program, called "Decision Making in the Public Sector" that uses simulated internships, was designed to provide IBM participants with firsthand exposure to the government actors, institutions, and processes involved in the formation and implementation of public policy. (Author/ND)

Reviews various ways of resolving collective bargaining impasses in education. Discusses mediation, fact finding, and arbitration and concludes that none has prevented teacher strikes. Binding arbitration is called for as a legislative remedy. (Author/JG)

Describes six representative grievances that have arisen in Pennsylvania state colleges since enactment of public employee collective bargaining legislation, focusing on case backgrounds, applicable contract provisions, contentions of opponents, and arbitrators' decisions. The grievances discussed involve termination of employment, tenure,…

Provides a listing of the most frequently mentioned job titles, duties, and requirements for three groups of intergroup relations practitioners, based on a survey of ten federal, state, local, and private agencies. (JM)

The community information officer of the greater Victoria school board reveals that a recent policy statement stands as a guarantee of the citizen's right to certain basic information about his school district." (EA)

Describes an organizational counseling and career development program that serves both employees and their supervisors at the general accounting office. The counseling and career development branch has program components including developmental workshops, a career resource center, and counseling for employees with personal problems. (JAC)

The impact of Proposition 13 and subsequent state bailout legislation on public employee relations in the City and County of Los Angeles (California) has been a new collective bargaining environment. The 1979 negotiations, where a countywide strike was narrowly averted, illustrate the hardening of management attitudes and union militancy. (MLF)

Discusses providing specialized technical writing courses for employees of government institutions and corporations. Includes suggestions for making contacts, developing and gathering materials, course plans and content, and presentation style. (HTH)

An introduction to two following articles states that public sector labor relations lacks a consensus on the status of supervisors. This concerns who should be treated as a "supervisor," whether supervisors should be represented by a union, and whether supervisors should be allowed in the same bargaining unit as nonsupervisors. (Author/MLF)

To help the unemployment problems of Egypt, the authors recommend the restructuring of agriculture; orientation of investment to foreign-exchange earning export industries; the phasing out of employment guarantees in the public sector combined with educational and training reforms; and contingency employment programs, concentrated on the…