"Collective bargaining in public employment/by Michael H. Moskow,J. Joseph Loewenberg [and] Edward Clifford Koziara"

In recent years the central stage of employee relations has featured a new cast and plot: collective bargaining for public employees. Unions have dramatically incr ased their membership among public employees. Bargaining for employees of federal, state, and local governments has also increased rapidly. Every indication points to further increases in membership and bargain ing activity in the future. The growth and nature of bargaining activities in public employment, including the proliferation of strikes, have captured the attention of the public and have chal lenged those engaged in labor relations.

This book describes and analyzes the developments in public employee bargaining. The emphasis throughout is on bargaining and labor relations rather than on administration of public person nel. After the environment of government and public employment is introduced in Chapter I, Chapters II-V are devoted to a descrip tion of the bargaining. Chapter II discusses the employee organi zations and collective-bargaining activities for federal employees; Chapter III, those for employees of states, counties, and munici palities; Chapter IV, those for teachers; and Chapter V, those for police and fire fighters.