ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Collective Bargaining
b y  C. J a m e s  S chm idt 
U niversity L ib ra r ia n  

B row n  U niversity

In 1976, C & R L  N ew s published a review of 
decisions of the National Labor Relations Board 
affecting academic librarians in private colleges 
and universities.* This review concluded that the 
N LRB had, when faced with the question, consis­
tently ruled that librarians in academic libraries 
had a functional affinity with faculty and therefore 
should be included in bargaining units with other

*C o lle g e  & R e s e a r c h  L i b r a r i e s  N ew s 3 7 :1 - 2  
(Jan. 1976).

teaching faculty. Although the jurisdiction of the 
NLRB is limited to private institutions of higher 
education, its reasoning is often followed by state 
agencies having jurisdiction over public colleges 
and universities.

Since 1977, the number o f campuses organized 
seems to have remained static. Thus it seems ap­
propriate to review bargaining-unit configurations 
as they affect academic librarians in public and 
private institutions. T able 1 names specific in­
stitutions for illustrative purposes only but is not 
intended to be exhaustive. Furtherm ore, it re­
flects only four-year institutions. Information was 
current as of May 1979. ■■

T A B L E  I
C o l l e c t i v e  B a r g a i n i n g  in  F o u r - Y e a r  I n s t i t u t i o n s  

a n d  A c a d e m i c  L i r r a r i a n s : B a r g a i n i n g  U n i t  V a r i a t i o n s

Control
Scope of Rargaining Unit Public Private

Librarians only None Boston, Brandeis
Librarians witn library clerks None Clarem ont1
Library clerks only None Brown, Columbia
Librarians with faculty Hawaii, N .J. State Adelphi, NYU2

Colleges, Pa. State 
C olleges, CUNY, 
Wayne State

Librarians with nonteaching professionals U. of Maine, U. of None
Connecticut 
Florida System

Librarians with faculty and with SUNY None
nonteaching professionals

1. Nonsupervisory librarians elected to be included in a unit with library clerks. See 198 NLRR 121 (1972).
2. No agent was certified by vote, but the composition of the unit as determined by the NLRR did include librarians with the faculty. 

205 NLRB 16(1973).

Continuing E ducation Opportunities
T he following continuing education activities 

have been listed with ACRL’s Continuing Educa­
tion Clearinghouse. If  your organization is spon­
soring an activity that you think may be of inter­
est to ACRL members, please send the pertinent 
details to the A C R L  O ffice, 5 0  E . Huron S t., 
Chicago, IL  60611.

O cto b er
25— Micrographics: Preconference Workshop on 

Micrographics, Ontario College and University 
Lib rary A ssociation, H arbour C astle H ilton 
Hotel, Toronto. F ee: $25 for Ontario Library 
Association m em b ers, $35 for nonm em bers, 
$15 for students. Contact: Jean W eihs, Seneca 

C o lleg e, 1750 Finch Ave., E ., Toronto.

N o v em b er

6— Data bases: Nonbibliographic On Line Data 
Base Services, seminar, Cuadra Associates, At­
lanta, Georgia. F ee: $115 in advance, $135 if 
invo iced. C o n ta ct: C arlo s A. C u adra, 1523 
Sixth S t., Suite 12, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 
(213) 415-0644.

D e c e m b e r

1 0-12— Space: “Space Planning and Practical D e ­
sign for Librarians,” seminar, Aaron Cohen and 
Associates, New York City. F ee: $200. Contact: 
Aaron C o h e n , T eatow n  Road, C ro to n -o n - 
Hudson, New York, NY 10520; (914) 271-8170, 
(212) 689-8138. ■■