Administrators who have survived a teacher's strike know that communication plays the single most vital role in the complexities and emotions of an employee strike against a school district. Discusses guidelines for a planned program of communications that can be set into motion the instant a strike begins. (Author/RK)

Discusses labor relations at Yale University, explaining that for 35 years, they have been negative, with 4,000 workers recently walking off the job. (EV)

From his early work to establish teacher's union to involvement with civil rights issues, Al Shanker has earned reputation as education profession's moral conscience. Under Shanker's leadership, United Federation of Teachers has grown from 2,500 to 110,000 members. American Federation of Teachers has doubled membership to 796,000. Shanker…

A study investigated the attitudes of 255 medical residents at a large public hospital concerning factors that justify strikes. The study followed a housestaff work action. Residents' attitudes varied depending on issues involved and the extent of risk to patients. (Author/MSE)

Describes the author's experiences as a Fulbright scholar and English-as-a-Foreign-Language lecturer at the National University of Cote d'Ivoire in Abidjan before and during teacher and student strikes in May 1991. Notes that the author experienced what education is like for many people in the world--education in Abidjan was serious and deadly.…

"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Helping New Teachers Succeed: Louisiana…

In 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka," the South Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's southwest side was home primarily to Polish and Czech immigrants. In the decades since, South Lawndale has undergone dramatic change. Eastern Europeans moved out, and people of Mexican…

The financial crisis in New York this year may be a harbinger of things to come in other cities and states across the nation. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the resolve necessary to keep the schools open during a strike and the detailed planning necessary to carry out that resolve. (Author/IRT)

A student editor's diary of the faculty strike following negotiations between the Rider chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Rider College administrative bargaining units. Includes a chart of strike issues (compensation, agency shop, faculty evaluation, and department chairman status) summarizing union…

Presents a wage-withholding proposal for impasse resolution in faculty collective bargaining in a state system. A percentage of each faculty member's salary and a significant contribution from the state treasury are put into an escrow account which goes into the federal treasury if settlement is not reached within 45 days. (JT)

Research on striking and nonstriking teachers indicates that teacher behavior in conflict situations is related to bureaucratic and professional orientations; the research casts doubt on the image of the bureaucratic teacher as insensitive to pupils. (Author/DW)

An assessment is provided of the current status of faculty collective bargaining in community colleges. First, relevant terms are defined to explain the counting process used in deriving the findings. Next, several observations are made about possible reasons that community college collective bargaining has received little attention from the…

This book serves as a practical guide to be used by public agencies that have entered into collective bargaining with their employees and must therefore face the possibility of employee strikes and acts of militancy. Seven major areas are addressed: distinctions between public sector and private sector strikes; the use of interest arbitration as…

Paper takes a critical view of the efforts by teacher union activists to gain control over education in America, including requirements for entrance into and remaining in the teaching profession. (Editor)