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Dissertation Information for Charlotte Mudge

NAME:
- Charlotte Mudge

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of Toronto (Canada) (1984)

ADVISORS:
- Brian Land
- John B. Kervin

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Katherine Helen Packer
- Ann Schabas
- Helen Arlene Howard

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: BARGAINING UNIT COMPOSITION AND NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES: A STUDY OF ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC LIBRARY PERSONNEL IN ONTARIO

Abstract: As professionals increasingly turn to collective bargaining, it is important for them to know whether they should bargain alone or in conjunction with other types of employees. This thesis assesses what effect the composition of a bargaining unit has on goal achievement. The theories of Archie Kleingartner and Abraham Maslow are used as a theoretical framework. The personnel of academic and public libraries in Ontario, Canada constitute the research population.

Research has shown that the composition of a group may affect what the group achieves. Kleingartner asserts that if the bargaining unit consists of professionals, the group will seek one type of working condition, whereas if the unit consists of nonprofessionals, they will seek other objectives. In contrast, Maslow's work implies that, if motivated, nonprofessionals will seek the same type of objectives (or working conditions) as professionals.

Bargaining units were divided into three categories: librarian-only, support staff-only, and mixed. These units were also collapsed into homogeneous and heterogeneous units. Questionnaires were used to determine the characteristics of each bargaining unit. A content analysis of the first and latest collective agreements, signed by each bargaining unit, revealed the type of working conditions each unit began with and those they achieved most recently.

Results of the data analysis indicate that bargaining units containing only professionals atttained the greatest proportion of professional-type working conditions. Thus, the type of bargaining unit influences goal achievement. When academic and public librarians were compared, academic librarians had a better chance of acquiring professional-type working conditions than public librarians. Other factors such as age distribution of bargaining unit members, size of unit, the number of librarians who were union officers, and the specific union involved all influenced the achievement of professional-type working conditions. The researcher concludes that both types of bargaining units--homogeneous and heterogeneous--offer certain advantages to librarians. In homogeneous units librarians appear to be more successful in acquiring professional-type working conditions, while in heterogeneous units, librarians would be part of a larger bargaining unit and perhaps create a more harmonious relationship with support staff.

MPACT Scores for Charlotte Mudge

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