Examined the processes and dynamics involved in the election of the General Secretary to the United Kingdom's Association of University Teachers. Concluded that the election was an exercise in "limited democracy" and "safety first," perpetuating traditionalist over modernizing leadership. (EV)

The June 1999 Bett report was a major review of academic staff pay in United Kingdom higher education. This article examines problems with the system of pay determination currently in operation, the background and main proposals of the Bett committee concerning collective bargaining reform, employers' responses to Bett and unions' positions, and…

Reviews existing collective bargaining relationships in higher education in the United Kingdom, examines pressures for change, identifies issues inhibiting reform of bargaining and pay structures, and considers the impact of inter-union relationships on change in bargaining practices. Focus is on trends since the 1992 restructuring of UK higher…

Considers factors that led to the formation of the Association of Polytechnic Teachers (APT) in England assessing its role as one of some 20 such teachers organizations and concluding it is a retrogressive step not in the collective interests of polytechnic academic staff or English higher education in general. (JT)

Trends in academic staffing in British higher education, especially in universities and polytechnics, are examined, along with major staffing issues facing employing authorities and academic staff in the short term. Implications for employee relations in a period of institutional change and resources constraint are considered. (MSE)

The implications of Great Britain's incorporation and reorganization of non-university higher education for the faculty-college relationship is examined, including the role of the new funding agency, the future of collective bargaining, and personnel policy. (MSE)

This article records and assesses developments in relations between employers and academic staff in British polytechnic institutes and colleges. It focuses on the conditions of service and contracts of employment for lecturers. It also analyzes to what extent these issues are symptomatic of a shift in the employee relations strategy of schools…

With the proposed dissolution of the binary system of higher education in the United Kingdom, the central issue facing faculty unions with diverse memberships and interests is how their future relationships will be structured. Greater cooperation is seen as necessary for protection of the higher education teaching profession. (MSE)

Analysis of salary patterns for faculty and department heads in English universities since the recent reform of the system finds fragmentation of compensation policies and policy formation. Increased secrecy about salaries and a tendency to determine pay for individuals rather than for jobs are seen as problematic trends. A weak form of…