Schools must establish humane and unselfish relationships in their communities even while outside both sides of industry recriminate against each other with charges and countercharges, strikes and lockouts. (Author)

Traces the historical evolution of teachers' political involvement and discusses the increasingly active role of teachers' organizations in political struggles affecting education. (JG)

The adversarial positions fostered by the "win-lose" atmosphere of negotiations can carry into other aspects of the work environment and hamper the problem solving that teachers and supervisors must do together. (Author)