The author describes his feelings as the only teacher at his school to support the New York City teachers' strike in 1961. (SJL)

Examines how teacher power manifests itself at the national level and at the local level of both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. (IRT)

Recent actions of British teachers suggest an alternative to the teacher strike. Those teachers dramatically demonstrated their grievances by withholding the voluntary extra services they customarily perform. American teachers could accomplish the same end by collectively refusing to perform extraneous administrative services: collecting money,…

Between February 1985 and July 1986, Great Britain experienced its most widespread, acrimonious, and traumatic teachers' dispute. The persons involved, the activities, and the agreement that ended the dispute are discussed. (MLF)

It is in the public interest to provide statutory checks on the excessive power abruptly attained by teachers' unions. (Author)

The adversarial positions fostered by the "win-lose" atmosphere of negotiations can carry into other aspects of the work environment and hamper the problem solving that teachers and supervisors must do together. (Author)

Discusses organizational strength, teacher strikes, collective bargaining and negotiations, and political action as forms of teacher militancy that are linked with increasing professionalism. Concludes that teachers have been able to improve their professional status in recent years largely because of growing activism. (Author/GC)

Argues that public sector collective bargaining is inconsistent with democratic government and has contributed to the erosion of public support for public education. Predicts the demise of public sector bargaining in the next 20 years. (Author/WD)

Written by a negotiator for the Chicago City College Board approximately a year after the signing of the first faculty collective bargaining agreement at the college on May 2, 1967, this paper reviews the climate and key elements of the collective bargaining process. First, an overview is provided of the negotiation process, indicating the…