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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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