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Teacher Strikes / Michigan / New Hampshire #479175

NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Sep 04, 1974
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(Studio) Teacher strikes held in 30 communities. 5000 out in Michigan, with 132,000 students affected. Report on 7-mo. strike.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Plaistow, New Hampshire) Students to be taught by new staff of less experienced teachers. Arrests threatened. Pickets have court order upholding right to peaceably protest. Issue began in February over classroom freedom and settling disputes. [TEACHER - says money not problem.] [WOMAN - says teachers let us down.] [Principal Robert BURKE - urges students to leave strike outside building] [STUDENT - calls it waste of time.] [2nd STUDENT - says should be over.]
REPORTER: Robert Hager

Reporter(s):
Chancellor, John;
Hager, Robert
Duration:
00:02:30

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