ATTITUDES OF MUNICIPAL PERSONNEL DIRECTORS TOWARD COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MERIT: ACCOMMODATION OR CONFLICT?

CHARLES E. DAVIS AND JONATHAN P. WEST

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DOI: 10.2190/JL8D-8YPR-8JED-D47B

Abstract

The perceived compatibility of merit principles and public sector collective bargaining among urban personnel managers was examined. Personnelists tended to give greater support to union involvement in the abstract but were not inclined to favor labor participation in such specific functions as performance evaluation or even wage settlement. These findings coupled with the continuation of austere fiscal conditions in urban areas suggest that a system of bilateral negotiations will not be easily achieved in the foreseeable future.

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