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12 Am. J. Police 17 (1993)
A Comparative Analysis of Clauses in Police Collective Bargaining Agreements as Indicators of Change in Labor Relations

handle is hein.journals/ajpol12 and id is 167 raw text is: American Journal of Police Vol. 12, No. 2 1992

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CLAUSES
IN POLICE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS AS INDICATORS OF CHANGE
IN LABOR RELATIONS
David L. Carter
Michigan State University
Allen D. Sapp
Central Missouri State University
The character of public sector labor relations appears to be
changing. While over the past two decades the presence of unioniza-
tionI appears to be slightly declining in the private sector, the reverse is
true with respect to the police and fire services. While change is no-
ticeable based on the experiences of administrators and labor repre-
sentatives, little empirical analysis has been done to measure and de-
scribe the change. The published research available on police labor
relations generally tends to be narrow, focusing on specific labor
clauses or processes (see Gallagher & Veglahn, 1987; Feuille & De-
laney, 1986; Connolly, 1986; Wolkinson, Chelst & Shepard, 1985;
Feuille, Delaney, & Hendricks, 1985; Delaney & Feuille, 1984; Ayres
& Ayres, 1981; Bloom, 1981; Kruger & Jones, 1981; Butler & Ehren-
berg, 1981; Juris & Feuille, 1973). Due to constraints in length, it is
not feasible to present a traditional literature review in addition to a
discussion of the current findings. Thus, the reader is urged to examine
the cited sources for further information.
The intent of this article is to provide policy guidance in labor ne-
gotiations and arbitrations on issues that commonly appear on the
table but for which there is little empirical support. Indeed, police
chiefs specifically requested that the Police Executive Research Forum

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