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A 3 page paper. On November 30, 2001, over 1,000 teachers and other employees in Middletown, NJ walked out on strike. This paper provides an overview of the key issue and reports some of the behaviors of the teachers the results after defying a judge's order to return to work. The writer comments on the negotiation approach the teachers used and the mistakes they made. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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what did the union accomplish? Nothing. As the Patricia Walsh, the president of the school board said: "There was really no need to go through the events of this week
to arrive at the same place that we are today" (Archer, 2001, p. 3). A parent echoed this sentiment: "They hurt the kids is all they did. And for what?"
(Hanley, December 11, 2001, p. D.5). The teachers used a position negotiation model. The position was that they would not pay a higher contribution towards their health insurance premiums (Hanley,
2001). Health insurance is costing the school district $9,200 a year per teacher (Hanley and Jacobs, 2001). The annual total cost to the district is $8 million, about 8 percent
of the total budget (Hanley and Jacobs, 2001). Teachers were contributing $250 per year towards the premium (Hanley and Jacobs, 2001). The district wanted to increase their contribution to $860
per year (Hanley and Jacobs, 2001). As one parent said, "I pay $159 every two weeks for my medical benefits" (Hanley, November 30, 2001, p. D.5). The teachers did not
want to budge on the issue of increasing their contribution to their health benefits. There were underlying issues, however. In particular, the teachers believe the school board has never negotiated
fairly; they walked out on strike three years prior to this incident (Hanley, November 30, 2001). When the teachers decided they would return to work after the weeklong strike,
they still did not have a contract (Archer, 2001). The board needed to save $200,000, enough to hire four new teachers (Hanley, December 8, 2001). The union brought in an
offer that would save the district $59,000, considerably lower than the amount needed (Hanley, December 8, 2001). Teachers held to their position - "board negotiators were preparing a counteroffer after
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