Recounts what it is like to be a school board member during a teacher strike. (IRT)

The history of events leading to the merger of the Flint, Michigan AFT and NEA units Plus some observations on merger steps being taken elsewhere. (MF)

The speaker establishes himself in opposition to teacher strikes, outlines the scope of teacher strikes, discusses arguments for and against the right of teachers to strike, presents the kinds of strikes that are possible, outlines what a board and the administration can do to head off a strike, and presents the American Association of School…

Teacher Militancy Dialogue from the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Education Commission of the States (3rd, Denver, Colorado, July 7-9, 1969).

In this report, the author discusses public employee negotiation legislation, issues and the basic law in negotiations, approaches and alternatives to bargaining, the negotiation process, and areas of special concern in negotiation. He concludes that one of the most important skills an administrator of the future might possess is a skill in…

Discusses proposed Congressional legislation that would assign to the Federal Government the role of final arbitrator between school boards and teachers. (JF)

The following major aspects of collective negotiations in education were briefly reviewed at a conference in Bloomington, Indiana, June 1968, sponsored jointly by the Department of Elementary School Principals (NEA), the Indiana Association of Elementary School Principals, and Indiana University: (1) Benevolent administrative leadership is rapidly…

Drawing on their experiences and the experiences of others, the authors discuss the personnel, issues, strategies, and procedures involved in collective negotiation. Specific guidelines are offered covering (1) the roles of the school board, the chief school administrator, and the teachers in negotiations; (2) preparations for negotiations; (3)…

This handbook presents a number of countermeasures through which boards may more adequately defend the public interest in control of public schools as the demands of militant teacher organizations continue to escalate. The first two sections of the book contain the historical and legal background; parts III, IV, and V present a complete and…

Over 500 items published between 1964 and 1967 are listed without annotation in seven categories as follows: Journal articles, 344; pamphlets, 64; special articles and monographs, 41; papers, addresses, and memoranda, 27; theses and dissertations, 16; audiovisual materials, 12; and books, 30. (JK)

In the field of education, the impasses that have occurred in collective bargaining for a contract have been resolved sooner or later--in one way or another. If a due process for settling the impasse has not been provided, both legal and illegal actions will take place in the attempt to force a more favorable settlement. Mediation, fact finding,…

This report contains a variety of readings related to different aspects of collective negotiations in public education. Subject areas covered include (1) State labor laws, (2) emerging roles of educators, (3) teacher militancy, (4) impasse resolution, and (5) public policy on teacher strikes. For additional readings on collective negotiations see…

Guidelines are given to school board members and administrators on using advocacy communications in dealing with teachers' strikes. Strikes are described as staged media events and extensions of the collective bargaining process. An educational association's "game plan" is outlined which summarizes the five central themes used by most…

The contributors to this volume examine various legal aspects of the following school problems: decentralization, collective negotiation, and student rights. These writers detail the practical aspects of recent decentralizations in New York City and Detroit, and make recommendations for local board functioning in decentralized systems. Three…