Explores philosophical and legal trends that have shaped collective bargaining for teachers, focusing on desirable aspects of collective bargaining legislation. Designed to provide school boards, administrators, and legislators with background information for understanding the conditions teachers deem important and for writing collective…

Collective bargaining law, the unit clarification process, case law, and teacher contracts are legally defining and thereby controlling school supervisory practice in Pennsylvania. (Author)

Argues that a carefully drafted amendment to the National Labor Relations Act can withstand constitutional challenge and that the standards set forth in "League of Cities" can be met. (Author/IRT)

As a result of the Court's holding, employers need only show a "significant risk" of constitutional infringement to involve the courts in the dubious chore of interpreting legislative history. Available from Business Manager, Dickinson Law Review, Carlisle, PA 17013. (Author/IRT)

Examines collective bargaining statutes in 31 states and over 300 court and judicial agency decisions concerning what's negotiable, what statutes allow or forbid to be negotiated, how courts define the scope of bargaining, and the public policy implications of scope decisions. (Author/IRT)

Noting that a clear understanding of title VII is necessary for employers to avoid illegal employment practices, the author outlines the practices addressed by the law, the defenses available under title VII (occupational qualification, seniority or merit system, business necessity, and customer preference), the method for filing an action, and…

Guidelines in question and answer format explain implications of the Immigration Reform and Control Act's antidiscrimination provisions for cooperative education recruiting practices. Issues addressed include legality of questions about citizenship and work authorization, employer hiring requirements, and F-1 and H-1 visa holders. (SK)

The introduction to two articles--one representing unions, the other management--notes that Ohio's four-year-old collective bargaining law can provide insight into how law is affected by the statutory language, the administrative bodies, and the courts' interpretations. (MLF)

Public sector managers can ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the following ways: (1) clear, specific job descriptions; (2) consistent selection and testing processes; (3) participative management techniques; and (4) attention to coworker attitudes toward employees with disabilities. (SK)

Flipping burgers, operating cash registers, and stocking shelves are unchallenging, dead-end jobs that hinder high school students' academic success. U.S. industry has been using advanced technology to dumb-down jobs. Efforts of states and school administrators to restrict teen labor are discussed. Sidebars present innovative state initiatives for…

Summarizes recent judicial decisions in various countries concerning application of general legal principles to labor law, access to employment, conditions of employment, occupational safety and health, social security, and labor relations. (Author/SK)

Too many teenagers are making part-time employment, not school, their highest priority. Work becomes a succession of short-term, minimum-wage jobs without ties to academic learning, school programs, or career paths. Schools must strengthen the school-work connection by communicating with employers and integrating work issues into courses. Sidebars…

This report presents findings of a commission that held hearings and examined quantitative and qualitative evidence on the current state of worker-management relations in the United States. Chapter I identifies those facts about the changing economic and social environment that bear directly on the mission statement of the commission (to ensure…

Employment legislation in the United Kingdom from before 1970 to the 1990s has changed and with it collective bargaining in higher education. Industrial relations before 1970 were treated as a voluntary activity virtually unregulated by law. Then the Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965 set up the Burnham Committees, which until 1987 were the forum…

Guidelines are given for a college or university in urging its employees to vote for "no union" when a union has demanded recognition as the exclusive bargaining representative of an employee unit. Campaign techniques in a unit of faculty and non-faculty members are discussed separately. (JT)