10.2190/LKRP-C8T8-AE9C-Y9VA LKRPC8T8AE9CY9VA 4 Australian Occupational Therapy Academics' Attitudes to Collective Bargaining 29 37 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 LKRPC8T8AE9CY9VA.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=LKRPC8T8AE9CY9VA 1 Susan Griffin School of Occupational Therapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia This article presents the results of an investigation of the attitudes of Australian occupational therapy academics toward collective bargaining for themselves and clinical therapists. Data were collected using a mailed survey instrument which included scales measuring attitudes to collective bargaining and collecting demographic data. In general, Australian occupational therapy academics are supportive in principle, of collective bargaining for both themselves and clinical therapists to achieve a range of outcomes. However, in practice, less than 50 percent are members of a union and less than 25 percent are involved in any way beyond basic membership. S. Wolfe (ed.), <i>Organisation of Health Workers and Labour Conflict</i>, Baywood, Amityville, New York, 1976. M. M. Brockett, Professionalism or Unionism: The Therapists Dilemma, <i>Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52</i>:1, pp. 10-14, 1985. D. Poulden and L. E. Oke, Discussion paper: Occupational Therapy in Australia—Where Are We Going and How Do We Get There?, <i>Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 37</i>:3, pp. 147-150, 1990. J. Graham and E. Timewell, The Perceived Status of Occupational Therapy: Myth versus Reality, <i>Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 37</i>:1, pp. 50-56, 1990. G. L. Davis and J. E. Bordieri, Perceived Autonomy and Job Satisfaction in Occupational Therapists, <i>American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 42</i>:9, pp. 591-595, 1988. L. L. Jones, The Impact of Faculty Unions on Higher Education: A Reconsideration, <i>Journal of Collective Negotiations, 15</i>:1, pp. 79-87, 1986. J. Benson and G. Griffin, Gender Differences in Union Attitudes, Participation, and Priorities, <i>Journal of Industrial Relations, 30</i>:2, pp. 203-214, 1988. P. A. Bailey, Factors in Academia and Service That Influence Baccalaureate Graduates' Membership in the American Nurses' Association, <i>Journal of Nursing Education</i>, January, 25-29, 1987. M. C. McColl and C. Miles-Tapping, Professional Representation and Conflict in the Work Place, <i>Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 53</i>:3, pp. 133-139, 1986. P. E. Crisci, M. L. Fisher, S. L. Blixt, and A. M. Brewer, Nursing Faculty Attitudes Toward Collective Bargaining for Nursing Faculty and For Nurses in the Service Setting, <i>Journal of Collective Negotiations, 19</i>:1, pp. 29-48, 1990.