After attaining a collective bargaining contract with New York City in 1960, the United Federation of Teachers worked successfully to improve salaries and working conditions. But in the aftermath of the 1975 fiscal crisis, the more equitable participation of teachers in policymaking has emerged as a clear goal. (KH)

The president of the Toledo Federation of Teachers discusses how experienced teachers in that city oversee the professional development of new teachers and provide assistance to veteran colleagues experiencing severe problems in the classroom. He also describes the role played in this plan by the union. (CMG)

Explains the history and functions of labor arbitration. Focuses on the limitations placed on the arbitrator and emphasizes the difference between deciding and compromising on a suit. Includes anecdotes from the experience of the author, a prominent arbitrator. (KH)

Stresses the importance of including the history and role of organized labor in the United States as part of the regular school curriculum and describes reemerging interest in labor studies in American elementary and secondary schools. (GC)

Reviews cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. Issues identified that are of importance to American educators include censorship, discrimination, busing, unions, and educational malpractice. (GC)

Describes the role of the Wilmington (Delaware) local of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in desegregating the state's school system. AFT leaders were instrumental in integrating teacher professional development sessions in 1945. (FMW)

Wiktor Kulerski, Deputy Minister of Poland's Ministry of Education, and Andrzej Janowski, a Vice-Minister of Education, members of the Solidarity union's teachers branch, discuss their involvement with the union that forced democratic reforms in Poland's Communist government and ensuing changes in the Polish social studies curriculum. (FMW)