An authority on school negotiations calls attention to some of the most significant implications of a merger between NEA and AFT. (Author)

Compares the ratio of the average annual salary paid public school teachers to per capita personal income. This study indicates that teachers' salaries have kept pace with other salaries since the 1930's but there has been no relative gain. (MF)

Proposals and trends considered in the recent NEA representative assembly. (JF)

This article examines the causes and consequences of participation in teachers organizations. The role and significance of teacher organizations in teacher activism is emphasized. (DE)

Teachers are becoming more politically aware and active. They are being stimulated by their organizations to take up the cudgel for or against political candidates and legislative proposals. (Author)

To investigate the impact of teacher militancy on principals, a questionnaire was administered to 121 principals from four selected Indiana cities that had experienced either teacher strikes or sanctions within the past 5 years. Although a majority of the principals responding were undecided as to the relative effectiveness of sanctions or…

We have just completed the most successful year in American Federation of Teachers (AFT) history with 20 percent increase in membership and progress in many areas. The year's most significant developments are these: 1) AFT, through participation in the Full Funding Committee coalition, succeeded in winning bigger appropriations for federal aid…