Provides a basic outline for preparing for the collective bargaining process in higher education. (Editor)

The board of education's role is to formulate policy, not to administer it. The process of deciding grievance cases is plainly policy administration. (Author/IRT)

This series of questions and answers on contract administration in public sector labor relations focuses on the practical aspects of both contract administration and grievance handling. Its purpose is to provide information and examples to help practitioners better understand the roles of labor and management while operating under a collective…

This report, one of a series of yearly reports, analyzes New Jersey school labor negotiations laws and practices as of 1979. One article deals with the school board's ability to take actions within the framework of the negotiations law. Another concerns leave provisions for illness and disability connected with pregnancy, childbirth, and…

A GRIEVANCE IS A CHARGE THAT A POLICY AFFECTING WORKING CONDITIONS IS INADEQUATE OR HAS BEEN VIOLATED. TEACHER GRIEVANCE COMPLAINTS ARE PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH TEACHING LOAD, CLASS SIZE, PROMOTION, FACILITIES, SALARIES, AND TEACHER EVALUATION. GRIEVANCES USUALLY OCCUR IN A STRATIFIED EMPLOYMENT SETTING AND RESULT FROM POOR FORMULATION OR…

The purposes of the study were: (1) to define the campus Ombudsman; (2) to review the circumstances leading to his appearance on the academic scene, (3) to describe his activities, and (4) to analyze the effects of his activities. Campus Ombudsmen were interviewed at six institutions including: the University of California at Berkeley, Columbia…

This study examines systematically the development of faculty collective bargaining at 4-year colleges and universities since 1969. The changes in federal and state laws that made this development possible and the application of the law to higher education by federal and state labor boards are analyzed through extensive accounts of the…

A grievance is a complaint by an employee of an alleged violation of any of the terms and conditions of an agreement between an employer and its employees. It must be in writing, use a particular form, and be processed in accordance with a specific procedure. A grievance procedure should be kept as simple as possible, include provision for…

This annotated bibliography lists 15 sources related to grievance procedures in public schools. The documents and journal articles, all from the ERIC system, discuss aspects of written grievance procedures such as the status, definitions, role responsibilities, administration, collective bargaining, and grievance procedure development. Some…

This document reports the proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Institute of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University concerning collective bargaining and some of the implications of formal bargaining relations in higher education. Presentations include emerging patterns of faculty bargaining; collective bargaining in higher…

Advice for management representatives so that an orderly, peaceful procedure can be followed in settling differences in interpretations of the various contract clauses of a negotiation agreement. (Author/MLF)

Most jurisdictions are drifting toward the private sector presumption of arbitrability. With this drift will come the continual erosion of management prerogatives, authority, and power. (Author/IRT)

Grievance arbitration is "part and parcel" of the collective bargaining process in the public sector in the same manner as it is in the private sector. It furthers the same public policy considerations, and there is no practical alternative. (Author/IRT)

Analyzes case arguments that evolved during a ten-hour teacher's bargaining session. Indicates that case type changed through offering counterproposals, clashing on issues, and shifting arguments for and against a proposal. Reveals patterns of case development indicating which issues were resolved through problem solving as opposed to compromises…