NCJ Number
9435
Date Published
1972
Length
176 pages
Annotation
HISTORICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING AND DIFFICULT PROBLEMS IN CURRENT POLICE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT - POLICE UNIONIZATION.
Abstract
AFTER A BRIEF INTRODUCTION, THE BOOK PRESENTS A CAPSULED ACCOUNT OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE ENTIRE UNION MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE AND POLICE UNIONS FROM THE LATE 1800'S TO THE PRESENT TIME, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE CALIFORNIA SCENE, AND A DIGEST OF KNOWN POLICE UNION/ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES. RELEVANT LABOR LEGISLATION IS EXAMINED, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF POLICEMEN TO ORGANIZE, COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN, AND STRIKE. HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY VIEWS AFFECTING THE CONCEPT OF POLICE UNIONS ARE OUTLINED AND ANALYZED. THE FINAL CHAPTER DISCUSSES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND OFFERS THE AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO POLICE UNIONISM. AMONG OTHER THINGS IT IS SUGGESTED THAT POLICEMEN BE ALLOWED TO FORM THEIR OWN UNIONS BUT THAT THEY BE RESTRICTED TO RESOLVING LABOR DISPUTES THROUGH ARBITRATION RATHER THAN WORK STOPPAGES. THIS WORK WILL PROVE HELPFUL TO POLICE ADMINISTRATORS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, STUDENTS OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, AND WORKING POLICE PERSONNEL IN UNDERSTANDING THE EXTENT AND RAMIFICATIONS OF THE POLICE UNION MOVEMENT. APPENDED MATERIAL INCLUDES VARIOUS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN UNIONS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. BIBLIOGRAPHY. (SNI ABSTRACT)