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NYSTA CUTLINES MERGER PLAN

TO RIVAL NEW YORK CITY GROUP

ALLANYs NY--7 DECEMBER 1971--(NYSTA NEWS SERVICE) --
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS ASSN CNYSTA?
HANDED & SEVEN-PCINT MERGER , PROPOSAL TO A TEAM FROM NEW Y OR?
CITY'S UNITED TEACHERS OF NEW YORK (UTNY)» IN MERCER TALKS
HERE TODAY C TUESDAY» 7 DEC 71d.

THE PORPOSAL WAS HAILED YESTERDLY TO UTNY PRESIDENT ALLERT

SHANKER--WHO WAS ALSENT FRO? TCLAY'S MEETING--bY NYSTA PRESIDENT

THOMAS HOLART.
THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR THE TWO RIVAL TEACHER GRCUPS TO SIGN
A& "NO-RATD PACT" IiMEDI ATELY. AND TO ISSUE A JOINT STATEMENT NEXT
WEEK AFFIRMING THEIR INTENT TO WORK FOR TEACHER-UNI TY.
’ WITH SHANKER ABSENT, THE UTNY REPRESENTATIVES MADE NO RESPONSE
TO THE NY3TA PROPOSAL, THOUGH THE TWO TEAMS AGREED TO MEET AGAIN AT
aN EARLY DATE.

IN ADDITION 7G A NO-RATD PROVISION AND A JOINT STATEMENTs THE

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’ NYSTA PROPOSAL URGES THAT:

# THE TWO TEAS CONTINJE MEETING--WITH SHANKET - Ning
"BS OFTEN 4S POSSIELE AND NECESSARY" TO RESCLVE MAJOR

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TO WCKK QUT THE DETAILS OF AN INTERIM Pe ae
GOVERN A MERGED ORGANIZATION--UNTIL THE NEW GROUP CGILD
DEVELOP ITS OWN CONSTITUTION AND bY-Laws.
N¥STA AND UTNY FORM AN IMMEDIATE COALITION TO. ‘LOBBY FOR
TESCHERS AND ELUCATION IN’ THE FORTHCOMING LUDGET SESSION. OF
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
# THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS IMMEDIATELY FORM A JOINT POLITICAL
ACTION #RM TO SUPPORT AND OPPOSE CANDIDATES FOR PUELIC
_ OFFICE. :
# UNTY JOIN THE PUBLIC LMPLOYEES UNITY COALITICN, WHICH
NOW INCLUDES ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING ALOUT 650006
CF THE STATE'S. 8000.909 PULLIC EMPLOYEES (TO DATE SHANKER
H8S LOYCOTTED ALL MEETINGS OF THE COALITION).
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(FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL» NED HOPKINS AND HARRY: Se
AYSTA PR (S18) 472-6006