3-man full-time force wants a union; Controversial issue resurfaces in town.
Byline: Karen Trainor BROOKFIELD - Brookfield police are again trying to form a union. Selectmen Tuesday discussed a petition they received on behalf of the three full-time officers in the Police Department. The petition was sent to selectmen Oct. 17 by the New...

The developing labor law; the board, the courts, and the National Labor Relations Act, 5th ed.; 2v.
9781570185724 The developing labor law; the board, the courts, and the National Labor Relations Act, 5th ed.; 2v. Ed. by John E. Higgins et al. BNA Books 2007 3349 pages $685.00 Hardcover KF3369...

Public personnel administration and labor relations.
9780765616807 Public personnel administration and labor relations. Ed. by Norma M. Riccucci. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2007 461 pages $34.95 Paperback ASPA classics JF1351 Riccucci (public administration, Rutgers U.) presents...

Labor unions poised for a resurgence with change in tactics.
Byline: Andy Lewis For blue chip Since private sector union membership peaked at roughly 35 percent in 1953, the number of American workers affiliated with labor unions has hit an all-time low, dropping to just 7.4 percent in 2006. But for those who assume that downward trend...

Deep sigh of relief all around; Road to tentative pact was long and arduous.
Byline: Priyanka Dayal WESTBORO - A lot of teachers in Westboro are tired, and not just because the school year is ending. And school officials - they're tired, too. Negotiators from the Westboro Teachers Association and the School Committee sat down to a...

Deal in sight for teachers contract; Tentative 3-year agreement noted.
Byline: Priyanka Dayal WESTBORO - After more than a year of negotiations that swelled into acrimony, the teachers union and the School Committee yesterday announced a tentative agreement on a three-year contract. During an evening meeting called hastily for the purpose of discussing the contract,...

Students feel effects of teachers dispute; `Work to rule' limits hours of educators.
Byline: Priyanka Dayal WESTBORO - A high school freshman told the School Committee last night that students are suffering because of the bitter dispute between the town and the teachers union. Ricky Packer said he doesn't know much about the financial situation; he just knows...

Labor relations.
0313318646 Labor relations. Beik, Mildred A. Greenwood Pr. 2005 302 pages $65.00 Hardcover Major issues in American history HD5324 Beik (reference librarian, Georgia Perimeter College), an independent labor historian,...

Good practices in labor-management cooperation in unionized establishments.
Byline: Dean JORGE V. SIBAL, UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations SOCIAL partnership in industrial relations (IR) is practiced through various mechanisms and approaches designed for workplace productivity and decent work. In unionized workplaces in the Philippines, the most widely used is the labor-management cooperation (LMC)...

SC affirms rulings reinstating 24 attendants of PAL.
Byline: Rey G. Panaligan The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the rulings of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) and the Court of Appeals (CA) that ordered Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) to reinstate 24 attendants who were dismissed by their contractor in 1998 in violation of the...