10.2190/9FYY-LVWP-37J1-D1K2 9FYYLVWP37J1D1K2 0 The Effects of Community Environment on Negotiations 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 9FYYLVWP37J1D1K2.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=9FYYLVWP37J1D1K2 4 Thomas L. Watkins Labor-management relations have traditionally been viewed as "closed systems," quite apart from the communities in which the parties exist. This study demonstrates that the relationships actually are in part a product of environmental influences over which the parties have little control. (The study excludes teachers.) This study pinpoints some of the specific factors that may affect public sector bargaining.