The right to strike should be granted to public school teachers. If proper mediation procedures are mandated, the strike weapon would be used only as a last resort to collective bargaining. Available from Southwestern University School of Law, 675 South Westmoreland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005. (Author)

COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION BY MAJOR PERSONNEL IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IS DISCUSSED PRIMARILY FROM THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S VIEWPOINT. SINCE WORLD WAR II, SCHOOL STAFFS HAVE INCREASINGLY DEMANDED A CHANGE IN THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HORIZONTAL CONCEPT OF EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY. THIS DEMAND IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASING…

A BRIEF HISTORICAL REVIEW OF STATE LAWS RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BETWEEN TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS AND SCHOOL BOARDS IS FOLLOWED BY SIX SUGGESTIONS FOR COMPONENTS OF A WORKING MODEL--(1) GUARANTEE TO TEACHERS OF THE RIGHT TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION OF THEIR CHOICE AND OBLIGATION IMPOSED UPON THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TO BARGAIN WITH TEACHER…

This document contains edited presentations given during a conference on teacher negotiations and solutions to impasse in Rhode Island. The principal speakers were Henry J. Nardone, chairman of the Elementary and Secondary Education Sub-Committee of the Board of Regents; Julius C. Michaelson, Attorney General for Rhode Island; and Dr. Peter…

Under the present system, public employees do not share with their employers the right to determine terms and conditions of employment. Florida should adopt issue-by-issue compulsory arbitration to correct the present imbalance in power. Available from Florida State University Law Review, College of Law, Tallahassee, FL 32306; $5.00 per single…

The annual special report on teachers and labor relations for the 1979-80 academic year discusses teacher organizing, collective bargaining and negotiations, contract settlements, strikes, economic issues, legal developments, and state legislative activities. A table of court cases relating to labor relations in education is also included.…

Several important issues relating to teachers and labor relations stood out in 1977-78. By the end of the year, a proposed merger between the two major teacher unions appeared remote. The National Education Association (NEA) added 100,000 members in 1977. The NEA lobbied in favor of legislation creating a separate Department of Education but the…

PROBLEMS OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL'S ROLE AS THE MIDDLEMAN IN COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN SCHOOL BOARDS AND TEACHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE NEW RELATIONSHIP OF TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THE PRINCIPAL IS VIEWED AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBLE DECISIONMAKER ON QUESTIONS OF ADMINISTRATION…

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…

FOUR MAJOR AREAS OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR TEACHERS, BASED ON A REVIEW OF HISTORICAL RECORDS, A COMPARISON OF EXPERIENCES, A STUDY OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH PERSONNEL DIRECTLY INVOLVED ARE DEFINED AND ANALYZED--(1) FACTORS GIVING RISE TO THE BILATERAL DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, (2) THE CHARACTER…

Collective bargaining is merely a process for reconciling the expectations of two parties in order to arrive at a written contract, according to the author. His paper describes the bargaining process, following chronologically its major steps. The paper begins with a discussion of the recognition and certification of teacher unions. The next…

In this report, the author examines current statutory and case law to determine the present legal restrictions on teacher behavior both in and out of the classroom. The discussion focuses on statutory provisions for teacher discipline and teacher conduct resulting in (1) certificate suspension or revocation, (2) suspension or dismissal, (3) loss…

INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH SUPERINTENDENTS AND TEACHERS IN A SELECTED SAMPLE OF 16 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, DRWN FROM A NATIONWIDE LIST OF 108 DISTRICTS WITH HISTORIES OF COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS, TO STUDY THE VIABILITY OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AS A MEANS FOR DETERMINING WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. BECAUSE OF…

This document describes in some detail the origins and implications of the Michigan Teachers' Tenure Act of 1964. After describing the nature and general effects of tenure, the document discusses specific aspects of tenure law, citing relevant court cases and decisions by Michigan's Tenure Commission. The first topic covered is probationary…

This report discusses teacher organizing, strikes, collective bargaining and negotiations, contract settlements, economic issues, legal developments, and state legislative activities. The first section contains fact sheets and organizing literature from the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). A…