Download or read book Collective Bargaining in Public Employment and the Merit System written by United States. Office of Labor-Management Policy Development and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paper reviewing opinions and developments in the relationship of civil servant collective bargaining to the long-established civil service or merit system in the USA at the national level and local level of government - examines the impact of increasing trade unionization of civil servants, the right to strike, freedom of association, etc., and comments on relevant labour legislation. References.