ERIC abstracts on collective negotiations in education are compiled that were announced in RIE through June 1969. The key terms used to compile this collection are "collective negotiation,""collective bargaining,""strikes,""sanctions," and "teacher militancy." The following information is presented for each document: Author, title, place of…

This speech chronicles the history of the teachers' strike in Faribault, Minnesota--the longest teachers' strike in the state's history. After the breakdown of collective bargaining, the school board refused to submit to arbitration by the state's Bureau of Mediation Services. Then the teachers voted to walk out. The Faribault schools were closed,…

Teachers strike for economic and political reasons. (Author/IRT)

Examines the background of union security clause (specifically agency shop), analyzes arguments for and against it, details problems remaining after the U.S. Supreme Court's 1977 decision on Abood vs. Detroit Board of Education, and offers some suggestions for the future. (Author/PKP)

The board of education must be willing to delegate authority to administrators. Examines some of the reasons why policies developed before a strike often don't work during a strike. (IRT)

Introduces the issues involved in public employee strikes and the questions relating to liability for damage claims by students. (MD)

Reviews the question of damage suits in public employee strikes from a management perspective and through review of court cases. Includes discussion of the right to sue and the theories of recovery. The public may successfully sue for damages from unlawful public employee strikes. (MD)

Analyzes case arguments that evolved during a ten-hour teacher's bargaining session. Indicates that case type changed through offering counterproposals, clashing on issues, and shifting arguments for and against a proposal. Reveals patterns of case development indicating which issues were resolved through problem solving as opposed to compromises…

Board members weary of smoke-filled rooms, midnight strike deadlines, and bad-faith bargaining charges might appreciate a South Dakota school district's bargaining formula for positive, productive contract talks.The keys are trust and willingness to listen; guiding principles include philosophical agreement on common goals and school finances,…

Boards are effectively countering teacher strikes and threats of teacher strikes. (IRT)

After an initial wave of strikes, unions saw their power contained, beginning with Taft-Hartley, and then renewed as public-service unionism erupted in the 1960's. (Editor)

Examines issues that came out of the NEA convention and that are of interest to school boards and school superintendents. (IRT)

A consultant argues against a national bargaining law for public employees and discusses the success of local public bargaining. He urges that State legislation clarify policy as to coverage and administration of any such Act. (Author/JF)

Recommends effective ways protests can be heard without forcing teachers and students out of the classroom. (Editor/IR)