Coping with Teacher Layoffs--One Union's Approach.

Newman, Tony

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Publication Date: 1983-Apr

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Coping with Teacher Layoffs--One Union's Approach.

Newman, Tony

Journal of Law and Education, v12 n2 p273-82 Apr 1983

Describes the "relatively successful" efforts of the Pennsylvania State Educational Association (PSEA) to curtail anticipated layoffs by pressing for a seniority law, enacted in November 1979, that effectively removed performance ratings as a factor in teacher layoffs. (JBM)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices, Job Layoff, Performance, Reduction in Force, School Law, Seniority, State Courts, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Associations, Teacher Dismissal, Unions

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Language: English

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