NCJ Number
95431
Journal
Industrial and Labor Relations Review Volume: 36 Issue: 3 Dated: (April 1983) Pages: 431-446
Date Published
1983
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This study uses Bacharach and Lawler's behavioral theory of bargaining to derive hypotheses about the impact of strikes and compulsory interest arbitration on teacher salaries.
Abstract
Those hypotheses are tested with data sets on Illinois and Iowa school districts and on a national sample of teachers drawn from the Current Population Survey. The results suggest that strike use affects teacher salaries but that arbitration use does not. Additional tests indicated that the availability of both arbitration and of the legal or de facto right to strike has similar effects on salary levels, increasing salaries by about 10 percent. The findings also suggest that arbitration and the strike are used as defensive rather than offensive strategies. Five tables and 50 footnotes are provided. (Author abstract modified)