PUBLIC EMPLOYEE STRIKES - SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS (FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR - SELECTED READINGS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, 1977 BY RICHARD M. AYRES AND THOMAS L. WHEELEN - SEE NCJ-42575)

• NCJ Number: 42586
• Author(s): R T CLARK
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. FROM LABOR LAW JOURNAL, V 23, N 2 (FEBRUARY 1972) (CHICAGO: COMMERCE CLEARING HOUSE, INC) PP 111-120

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AFTER PRESENTING AN OVERALL INQUIRY INTO THE MANY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY GIVE RISE TO STRIKES BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, THIS ARTICLE REVIEWS THE SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES WHICH MAY BE USED TO AVOID STRIKE SITUATIONS.

Abstract

THE PROBLEMS EXAMINED INCLUDE STRIKES FOR RECOGNITION OF A UNION, JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES OVER THE ASSIGNMENT OF WORK, AND STRIKES OVER WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS. STATE LAWS CONCERNING STRIKES BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ARE BRIEFLY EXAMINED, AND ISSUES INVOLVED IN STRIKES BY POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE DISCUSSED. THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS SUCH MEASURES AS MEDIATION, FACT-FINDING WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ARBITRATION IN ORDER TO SETTLE DISPUTES WITHOUT STRIKES AND WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING....DMC