Hearings on proposed legislation to amend the National Labor Relations Act are presented. H.R. 3291 would protect the right of faculty at private educational institutions to engage in collective bargaining, while H.R. 5107 is intended to make meaningful the right of performing artists to engage in collective bargaining. H.R. 3291 stipulates that faculty members in educational institutions will not be deemed managerial or supervisory employees solely because they participate in decisions concerning courses, curriculum personnel, budget, or other educational policy matters. Testimony from a number of college and university representatives in support of H.R. 3291 has in common the view that the Supreme Court was wrong in the National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University decision. It is suggested that the condition of higher education in 1984 has resulted in minimal and declining faculty participation in governance and control over hiring, promotion, and tenure in most institutions. Supplementary materials include a report on the declining economic position of Boston University faculty, letters from musicians and artists, and sample entertainment agreements. (SW)