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Factors That Led To Crossing The Picket-Line: An Autoethnography Of A Faculty Striker, Giovanna Follo

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Historically, academic strikes are not frequent and are short. Much of the research examines why academic strikes occur; however, few explore the individual multidimensional striker. The research question in this autoethnographic essay explored, “What factors led me, a pro-union advocate, to cross the picket line?” Crossing the picket meant going back to work before the strike was declared over. The self-reflexive narrative examines several themes, including the mental health burden of anxiety and stress, the place of coercive power used when the administration pursues extreme threats, the role that unions play in setting up expectations at the outset of a …

Federation Divided, Max M. Balton

Capstones

At the start of the 2020 school year, a lack of covid safety plans led teachers like Rosy Clark to protest, urging her union the United Federation of Teachers to act. She and other progressives in the dissident caucus, Movement of Rank and File Educators, were willing to strike to ensure their safety. Union leadership hesitated largely because public union strikes are illegal under the state’s Taylor Law.

This four-part audio documentary looks at the history of the UFT and this contentious state law. The union began striking under more onerous strike prohibition legislation. Its roots are steeped in radical …

Meeting In The Middle: Strategies For Successful Union-Administration Collaboration, Kristi Haik, Mary Elizabeth Zimmer

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

Presenters and participants will discuss best practices and develop strategies to create a collaborative working environment within a higher education-union culture.

The Ladies' Garment Worker Speaks Volumes For The Woman Worker And Writer, Carolyn J. Cei

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The nine volumes of The Ladies’ Garment Worker, put through text analysis, would help find the voice of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union through their own publications. On a CUNY Commons site this analysis would provide digital images of each publication along with a timeline of frequently-used words and phrases that connect to each other; this analysis would establish the main “voice” and identity of the ILGWU women that would create a personified entity during these the issue that is analyzed, which is Volume 1 that was published throughout 1901. The identity of women workers, even under the …

Review Of Rivka Swenson, Essential Scots And The Idea Of Unionism In Anglo-Scottish Literature, 1603-1832, Rhona Brown

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830

Review: Rivka Swenson, Essential Scots and the Idea of Unionism in Anglo-Scottish Literature, 1603-1832

Unions And Democracy: When Do Nonmembers Have Voting Rights?, Melanie Stallings Williams, Dennis A. Halcoussis

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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The Great Regression’S Impact On Construction Training Programs: Multi-Level Analyses Of Recruiting & Retention Concepts, John S. Gaal Edd

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

The intent of this practitioner-based research study is to determine if there is a difference in the attitudes of construction industry professionals—at local and international levels—towards various training-related recruiting and retention concepts. In light of the global economic malaise, training programs are being held to higher standards and, thusly, different metrics than in the past. In today’s environment, outcomes-based designs (versus outputs-based) have gained attention from both private and public funders of such training programs. Thusly, programs must adapt to the needs of the industry rather than rely on outdated materials and methods. To this end, a survey was designed …

Exploring The Social Relations Of Education And Organizing In The Ontario Minimum Wage Campaign1, Sheila Wilmot

Adult Education Research Conference

Many of the workers’ rights activities going on in Canada today form a nexus of education, union-renewal-oriented organizing, and anti-racist social- change initiatives. My dissertation on The Social Organization of the Ontario Minimum Wage Campaign (OMWC) is a case-study exploration of community and union workers’ rights organizing throughout the 2001 to 2007 period of the campaign. For my research I employed Institutional Ethnography (IE) to explicate the social relations of class, race, gender and bureaucracy. In this paper I look primarily at the relationship between labour education and workers-rights organizing goals and activities in the last phase of the campaign.

The Ursinus Weekly, December 12, 1974, Cynthia Fitzgerald, Judith James, Marilyn Harsch, George Geist

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Who's Jean Shepherd? • APO to sell used books • 37th Messiah tonight • Learn to program • The Travails of Knorft • Advent aglow • Growth of the Greeks: Beta Sigma Lambda • Letter to the editor • Swim team makes splash • Commentary: Respect, defense, teamwork • Sigma Rho Lambda

The Ursinus Weekly, November 21, 1974, Cynthia Fitzgerald, Cathryn Mccarthy, Marilyn Harsch, Linda Lane, Richard Whaley, John Gilmour, Nancy Frye, Robert Brancatelli, George Geist

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Unenthusiastic review received for ProTheatre's Antigone cast • CMP: Last year; 5 new courses added • NEPSA names Dr. E. H. Miller new president • Forest Green is coming • Letter to the editor • Culture on culture • Catharsis, Pepto-Bismol and the college weekend • Dr. Bludan Bones tells of weird Trappe tale • Advice to the lovelorn • "The College Union has done it again" • Kicks • Hockey team to England • Commitment?

The Ursinus Weekly, November 14, 1974, Cynthia Fitzgerald, Ruth Von Kummer, Brian J. Fegely, Pamela Landfear, Geoff Lawrence, Melissa Magee, Alan Stetler, Cathryn Mccarthy

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

15 U.C. seniors named to "Who's who" • Puzzle solved • Letter to the Editor • Part two: The Legend of the three doors • Growth of the Greeks: Green and gold - KDK • Library metamorphosis • Rebuilding Bears lose to Dickinson • Only one game lost • Alumna corner: First foreign student • Pages from Ursinus past: Freshmen regulations • Photo review

The Ursinus Weekly, November 7, 1974, Cynthia Fitzgerald, George Geist, Cathryn Mccarthy, Brian J. Fegely, Sean Mcleod, Nancy Frye, John Gilmour, Kimberly Tilley, Frank-John Hadley, Richard Whaley, Robert Brant, C. Joy Keene, Robert A. Searles

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

The Great Pumpkin comes to U.C. • Course Directory Catalogue Committee formed by U.S.G.A. • "Antigone" is ProTheatre's production • Union does it again • Criminal law featured as Forum topic • Letters to the editor: Epitaph on an Ursinus transfer • Pages from Ursinus past: A legend • Perusing Pfahler's pigeons • New Economics head • "Equus" reviewed • Concerts: Bizarre and sublime • Record review • Nate DuPree: Can a black man find happiness at Ursinus? • Martha Franklin: A half century of service to our students and campus • Readin', ritin' and new math • Introducing campus …

The Ursinus Weekly, October 24, 1974, Cynthia Fitzgerald, C. Joy Keene, Linda Lane, Cathryn Mccarthy, Richard Whaley, Meg Sellers, Donald R. Whittaker, Alan Stetler, John Gilmour, Frank-John Hadley, Gretchen Koenig, Marilyn Harsch

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Profs to lecture on Pa. Dutch arts • Dr. Lodge joins U.C. Psych Dept. • Campus Chest plans for funds and fun • Forum features flute and guitar • Is there a ghost in U.C.'s haunted hall? • Letters to the editor: Students demand a good education • The origin of "The Lantern" • Alumni corner • An autumn walk • Mr. Richter goes to school • "What's playing at the movies?" • Spectrum blues: Joe Cocker • Spanish Club plans outing • Campus Gold activities • Introducing campus leaders • Money given away • Ursinus Homecoming 1974: Fraternity candidates …