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...been assailed as going too far and too fast by New York City's Board of Education. Superintendent Bernard Donovan claims that it would lead to the selection of teachers and principals on the basis of "pull, influence, race, or some other way instead of merit." Albert Shanker,*president of New York's United Federation of Teachers, con tends that it would create "chaos" through conflict between districts and confusion in contract negotiations; if the plan is approved, he predicts that teacher unrest would lead to "thou sands" of resignations. Most Puerto Rican and Negro civil rights organiza...
...entrust our offspring for training and development as the leaders of tomorrow." So wrote New York Supreme Court Justice Emilio Nunez last week as he ruled against the United Federation of Teachers for ignoring a court injunction and striking New York City's public schools. U.F.T. President Albert Shanker was given a $250 fine and a 15-day jail sentence. The union itself was fined...
...Shanker so far has neither paid the fine nor gone to jail; his lawyer announced that he and his union plan to appeal, thus providing the new law with its first real test...
Thus, after the illegal transport workers' strike in New York City in 1966, the state legislature passed a special law exempting the union members from the punishment that was their due under the law. Last week in New York, United Federation of Teachers Leader Albert Shanker had so far escaped penalties (see EDUCATION). Most labor-law scholars agree that there are only two ways to remedy the situation. Either strikes by public employees must be allowed, or tough penalties must be imposed and enforced against unions that call public-sector strikes. The choice could be made differently for essential...
...student absenteeism climbed to 60%, city attorneys sought a criminal-contempt citation against U.F.T. leaders for violating the earlier court order; Shanker and his aides could go to jail, while the union could be fined up to $10,000 a day. Negotiations, meanwhile, reached a standstill. Alfred Giardino, president of the board of education, charged that "to the U.F.T., negotiation is a one-way street-the board must accept its lists of many demands or else...