Teachers and the British Columbia (BC) government share a common interest in a quality education system that serves both their students and society. Even with that common interest, they often do not agree on what resources are required to achieve and maintain quality education. In this brief the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF)…

This paper discusses the effects of teacher organizing and the impact of a Supreme Court decision concerning the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board in Catholic schools. First, the paper examines the results of a 1979 national survey of Catholic school superintendents and teacher organization heads. The purpose of the survey was to…

Presents the legislative action program of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), including general political objectives and the organization's stance on specific bills in the New Jersey legislature. A summary of national legislative goals and political action information for NJEA members is also provided. (SJL)

The federal legislative policies, new business items, and resolutions of the National Education Association adopted at the 99th Congress are presented in this article. (DF)

This booklet is both a review of some of the key legislative accomplishments of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) since 1975 and a synopsis of its proposed legislative program for 1980. The legislative goals of the National Education Association (NEA) are also described. (Author/SJL)

Reviews a case in Alberta (Canada) in which the teachers' association sought to discipline employees who accepted term appointments as administrators. The association was overruled by an appeal board which held that a professional association must act in the interest of the public as well as the profession. (Author/WD)

Reviews the Supreme Court decision in The Catholic Bishop of Chicago vs National Labor Relations Board that Catholic schools do not have to bargain collectively with teachers. (Author/IRT)

School boards may permit incumbent teacher unions access to mailboxes while prohibiting rival unions such access. Dissenting justices argued that exclusive access is discrimination and amounts to censorship and infringement of the First Amendment. School boards should consider carefully before granting exclusive access to incumbent unions. (PB)

Describes the successful efforts of the school board in a small Tennessee community to reverse teachers' initial enthusiasm for forming a union. (Author/WD)

Outlines the 1981 legislative objectives and activities of the New Jersey Education Association for all areas of child and teacher welfare and educational legislation. Specific state bills and some federal objectives are cited. A directory of New Jersey legislators is appended. (SJL)

Presents proposed revisions of bylaws of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Bylaws cover the association's purpose, offices, governing board, members, officers, limitations on directors, indemnification, special measures, miscellaneous provisions, amendments, and the Illinois General Not-for-Profit Corporation Act of…

In January, 1980, the governor of New Jersey signed Ch. 477, the agency shop bill, which allows the majority union representative to negotiate a representation fee for nonmembers. In this article, the New Jersey Education Association explains this law and urges its local affiliates to negotiate such fees. (SJL)

The New Jersey Education Association outlines a 55 point plan for quality education in New Jersey school districts, in relation to the state's 1975 school improvement law for "Thorough and Efficient Education." (SJL)

Discusses a 1984 United States Supreme Court ruling against 20 faculty members not belonging to the Minnesota Community College Faculty Association (MCCFA) who alleged that their right to meet and confer with their employers over employment terms and conditions was violated by MCCFA representation excluding nonunion members. (JBM)

Migrant farmworkers suffer from low wages, seasonal work, unemployment, limited coverage under labor legislation, health and housing needs, low skill levels, and undereducation. These are further complicated by their high mobility and, in many instances, by language and cultural differences. Prior to 1962, no significant legislation or programs…