This article recognizes that unions have adapted to a variety of workplace changes and have played a critical role in defining many public policies. Unions have been at the forefront of negotiating many family friendly contract provisions such as childcare, eldercare, domestic partnership...

Although unions are not typically associated with nonprofit organizations, many nonprofit agencies have unionized work forces. The author predicts that there will be an increase in the number of unions representing nonprofit employees. Parallels are drawn between the evolution of union i the...

When natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and levee breaks occur; the focus tends to be on taking care of the immediate physical needs of residents, such as shelter; water and food, and acute medical services. The availability of power and water services, the removal of debris, and...

Many state and local governments must reduce operating costs. To do so, some are reducing their workforces by privatizing services. In the City of Tampa, the mayor recommended the possible layoff of janitorial and security employees. City council members were concerned that the lowest wage...

This article reviews the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and how the expiration of its exemption on the mandatory retirement provisions for firefighters is likely to affect the retirement patterns of a large midwestern urban fire department. The implementation of health and fitness...

This article provides personnel specialists with a framework for evaluating this new benefit issue. The first half of the article examines the economic, social, and political context that is shaping domestic partnership benefits. The second half evaluates the experience of local governments that...

This case study reveals the unanticipated effects resulting from a public relations campaign on the internal organizational structure and operating procedures of a community-based nonprofit. the public relations campaign was design to increase the community's awareness of agency programs and...

State and local governments are in the midst of trying times. Revenues have not kept up with the demands for public services. Governments across the country are cutting back services, reducing their operating hours, and in some cases, laying off public employees and contracting out services....

This article recognizes how the recession is affecting the U. S. workforce. Despite the high unemployment rate across most of the country, one area that is anticipated to have higher employment growth is the provision of human services. Unfortunately, human service workers tend to receive low...

Despite the predominance of female employees and volunteers in nonprofit organizations, research indicates that there are fewer women serving as chief executive officers and board members when compared to the number of men in those positions This exploratory study revealed that in this sample of...