Manalapan Takes Teachers to Court
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Now he Is miles ar leu aver the lim- more than IN of Sale's tick- aid policeman In Part and didn't want to write cita- tuing the town and residents it. Aid aearly half the ets, saya of him: "He'! seen Rickey Official! lay his tions." The Daily Register VOL. 100 NO. 66 SHREWSBURY. N. J. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1977 15 CENTS Manalapan takes teachers to court MANALAPAN — The dispute between the Manalpan-Eng- The union warned last week that it would stage one-day lishtown Board of Education and its teachers moves into' the strikes without warning every five or six days. courtroom today. Marge Rucker. chief negotiator for the Board of Educa- This comes on the heels of an unannounced strike by the tion, said Ihe school board was caught by surprise by the job three-quarters of the system's teachers yesterday, which action. failed to close down the schools She said children were on their way to school when Ihe The strike, however, did inspire the Board of Education to board learned that the teachers would not be in. The schools seek an injunction today to prevent the teachers from making were kept open with substitute teachers and administrators. any more walkouts There are 4.200 pupils in the six public schools of the dis- The board, at a press conference early last night, an- trict. nounced it would seek the restraining order this morning from Word of the strike was passed from leadership of the Ma- Superior Court Judge Thomas 1. Yaccarino nalapan-Englishtown Educational Association to the building The board said it would seek the injunction to prevent an- other teacher job action and also expressed hope that Ihe judge would instruct both sides to conduct round-the-clock ne- The Mataican picture, page 3 gotiations to settle the dispute. The Marlboro situation^ page 3 Joseph Murphy, chairman of Ihe teachers negotiating committee, said round the clock negotiations would be a representatives according to Mr Reid. Representatives then step In Ihe right direction for labor relations In Monmouth informed teachers that a strike had been called as they came Caaaly. to their respective schools Meanwhile. John Engel. board president, criticized the In addition, an airplane flown by a strike sympathizer teachers for calling the strike saying that the teachers have carried the banner: "Manalapan teachers on strike — chil- refused to bargain with the board in an attempt to resolve the dren go home." The plane flew over the schools early in the dispute, which centers largely over pay hikes. morning He said if the teachers had called the strike out of frustra- Mr Reid estimated that nearly 90 per cent of the teachers tion after bargaining, '"it might be understandable, but this is took part in the strike. not the case. This however, was disputed by the board which said Hie teachers march in Manalapan one-day strike "They have refused to come to the table," Mr Engel more than 25 per cent of the teachers reported for work. said, "and are striking without even trying to resolve this sit- Classes were maintained, the board said, by using 47 subsl uation " lute teachers, and IS supervisory personnel In Ihe class- Both Ihe teachers and the board have two more days in rooms. In Brookdale dispute which to settle Ihe dispute without affecting the students be- Mr. Engel said the board intends to keep schools open for cause the schools will be closed today and tomorrow In obser- the full school day in the event of another walkout, and warn- vance of the Jewish new year. ed that teachers who strike will not be paid unless they report "This strike demonstrated unity and got community inter- for work. est." said Mel Reid, president of the Manalapan-Englishtown The one school where the majority of teachers reported Students plan suit Education Association. "Board preparation has proved to be (or work was the lark Mills School, according to Mr Reid. inadequate. If we should have to continue this action the "Only about nine teachers were out," said Peg Jackson, a By DORIS HITMAN stive. Mr Gallagher said board should close the schools on those days we strike." he non-striking teacher at the Clark Mills School, "and that's out "We're letting all sides know we're willing to take thai de- said. of some 40 teachers who are assigned here." I.INCROFT - Brookdale Community College students. terrent." he declared to student applause "We'd like to con- Teachers are demanding thai the Board accept a Public "We had a smooth day," said Robert Castellano, principal dactarUaj they will be the victims of the Impending faculty tinue our education." . r Employes Relation! Commission (PERC) fact-finding report of Clark Mills School. "It was a smooth program." ttrBtt, yeattrday voted to bring a 1750,000 breach-of-contract Brookdale President Donald H. Smith told a press confer- as the basil for negotiations The report recommended a A substitute who asked not to be identified said that the lawantt against the county college if the teachers walk out ence earfer yesterday. "I don't know how we could offer the $2,000 per teacher increase over the two year contract period day had gone by easily although the children were somewhat The faculty has threatened to strike next Monday unless a expected educational program if the faculty doesn't come on Teachers are alsa demanding binding arbitration and confused by the early goings-on. 23 month-long contract dispute is settled. The Brookdale campus on the llth." the presence af a PERC mediator at all negotiations. She said there was no problem with the picket lines in the Board of Trustees yesterday warned it will seek a court in- In a prepared statement, the SSB said the "tentative fac- The Board has accepted the language of the fact finder's morning. junction ordering the teachers back to the classroom if they ulty-authorized strike ... is a disgracingly serious blow to report but refuses binding arbitration or the presence of the Mr Reid said that yesterday's strike had had a generally strike Brookdale's impressive history " PERC mediator favorable effect on the community. "There's much more of IV Fatally AiMClallea and tri>lees, who are haisllng Tke students yesterday rebuffed Ike few attempts to The Board has offered a $1,700 raise over the (wo year pe- an expression of community Interest," he said. "Parents are saalaly aver mulrnum salaries, are scheduled to meet at get them Involved with the Issaes af the caalract dlspale riod. $800 the first year. $900 Ihe second. See Manalapan takes page $ la* hargalalag table agala this afternoon. aid rejected a Faealty Association bid lo address the About ISO students attending a Student Services Board meetlag. (SSB) emergency meeting yesterday on the strike threat re- When one student urged "bring the faculty and adminis- fused to take sides in the labor dispute and roared "no" when tration In so we can decide whose side we're on." Charles Hugh Gallagher, a student government officer, demanded Hebbel, SSB president, asked the meeting. "Do you want lo "an you ready to pay money and put up with a strike?" take sides?" Coverup on Lance? With aaly three "nay" vales, the students vtled to "No." the students chorused •flag a clau actlea nil agalast Ike college If Ike faculty "We had that all last Spring." another student said WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee is being the Atlanta regional administrator for the comptroller of the ilrfces. Mr. Gallagher said the sill would roatend thai the The reference was to a week-long symposium the Faculty asked to find out if there was a coverup of Bert Lance's finan- currency. college tailed la live ap to what he said Is Us CMtractaal Association conducted last April instead of scheduled classes. cial problems before President Carter named the former Tarleton removed restrictions placed by federal exam- oMfeiUM to provide the sladeats with the educational ser- The faculty said the symposium was to protest allegedly un- Georgia banker to head the Office of Management and Budg- iners on the Calhoun Ga. First National Bank, which Lance vices far which they have paid. democratic campus government, but many students viewed et. headed as chairman of the board, two days before Carter an- He said the suit would seek $750,040 in damages, $225,000 the cancellation of classes as a job action. Sen. Charles Percy. Kill . raising the question of a cov- nounced Lance's selection as budget chief.