A 20-YEAR COMPARISON REGARDING CAMPUS ATTITUDES TOWARD COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING

A national sample of college personnel administrators, top administrat ors, and non-academic employees was conducted in 1972-73 and partially repeated in 1992-93 to discern if any differences in attitudes regard ing collective bargaining had taken place. There were three primary co ntent questions taken from the 70s survey and used for the 90s survey. The first requested a rating of procedures used for setting guideline s, rules, and terms of employment. Results showed a mean of 2.2 for bo th surveys (better than fair but below good). The second question requ ested an assessment of the negotiation process for terms of employment The mean shifted (toward participation) from 2.3 ('70s) to 2.8 ('90s) . The third question requested assessment of the campus attitude or cl imate regarding collective bargaining. Attitudes shifted away from str ong anti-bargaining especially when ratings for procedures improved. P articipative management appears to be a strong concept influencing col lective bargaining attitudes.