Labor-management Relations and Public Agency Effectiveness


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Research report on the impact of labour relations on public sector urban transport efficiency in the USA - based on a survey of 28 bus systems, investigates effect of labour law (partic. The Urban Mass Transportation Act) and collective agreements on public service effectiveness; assesses effects of strikes on revenue, improvements in planning, marketing, financial management personnel management, decision making, etc.










Labor Relations in a Public Service Industry


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Monograph on labour relations and collective bargaining in the urban transport public service industry in the USA - covers trade union involvement in institutional framework, administrative aspects, grievances and wage determination, for transport workers, and comments on labour legislation provisions for employment security, employment of minority groups, etc. Bibliography pp. 281 to 323, questionnaire, references and statistical tables.







Transit Labor Relations Guide


Book Description

This report is designed as a guide for those involved in labor relations in the transit industry. It begins with a history of transit labor relations. The economic, political, and legal environment of transit relations is then discussed. A section follows on the art of negotiating. The history of and current trends in long-term labor-management partnerships is studied. The report concludes with a look at lessons learned and notes success factors in long-term labor-management partnerships. The appendices include guidelines related to interest-based bargaining, labor-management committees, and drug and alcohol testing procedures.







Labor-Management Cooperation in a Public Service Industry


Book Description

Labor-Management Cooperation in a Public Service Industry outlines the historical aspects of labor-management cooperation and the characteristics of the transit industry which made it conducive to this cooperation. The second chapter discusses different cooperative programs such as employee input programs, safety programs, performance incentive programs, and training programs. Administrative considerations are examined in chapter three, along with the potential difficulties and calculating cost benefits. The two appendices offer a case study analysis format and quantitative assessment of four quality circles. This book contains extensive interviews with nearly seventy mass transit practitioners.