The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-21
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ThreokeN Strikes To Force DeMoNds To Meet Costs
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 school teachers, asserting that the three Ns should command . better prscA thfeAtened strikes in several more cities today to enforce de. manas foa higher wages.
 m eight states teachers were seeking a guaranteed minimum wage of S2.loo a year. In some oi them. the teachers already have prepared Che necessary legislation to submit b the state legislatures when they convene.
 Teachers in other states are seek. ing immediate financial aid from the state. without waiting for the legislatures.
 SAOoo Students Cot Vacations
 The most serious teacher walk. out was in St Paul, Minn., where i.aoo teachers plcketed 70 schools, whole 5000 students got long va. cation. The teachers struck Nov 25 to enforce demands for $so monthly wage increases and improved school facilities.
 The teachers, represented by the Sk Paul Teachers Council, also seek revision of the present $500 to $2,- 500 salary scale to a $2,40o minimum and an immediate SS,600 maximum which eventually would be scaled to Ss,O00.
 Nearly 100 Coal Township, Pa, teachers failed eo report to their classrooms Dec. in a dispute over demands for $500, bonuses and an- nual salary increases. Their strike gave a holiday to 2.40o pupils,
 Chicago's ll,S00 school teachers were bringing pressure on the city board of education for salary in- creaSes ranging from % percent for high school instructors to 70 per- cent for grammar school teachers,
 Others Make Demands Known
 Eight hundreds men teachers in the public schools threatened meanwhile to strike unless they are granted a 90 percent wage increase,
 Another strike was threatened al New Castle, Ind, where school teachers were awaiting school board action on their formal request fol wage increases. The teachers de. manded S200 annual salary in. crease immediately and a 10 percent raise next year.
 The present average yearly salary minimum in Indiana is $l.457.
 Buffalo, N. Y, teachers, joined ar association of IA local unions oi municipal employees in demanding $500 annual wage increase. Theil business agent has been empower ed to call a strike on 48 hours notice If and when he sees flt."
 Cleveland Meets Emergency
 Cleveland teachers and othel school employees meanwhile received $l50 to $500 pay increases, effective from Jan. 1 to Sept. 1. The board oi education voted unanimously for thu raises, and promised further fin ancial aid to teachers if more rev enue is available next year.
 The teachers said. however, tha they would ask the state legislatur' for more funds. They had asked fo $500 to $600 increases.
 More state funds to provide fo higher teachers salaries also wer being sought in Buffalo, Providence R. l.. Baltimore, Md, and othe cities.
 Recent teachers strikes in Muc' coda, Wis, Warren County ana Shelbyville, Tenn, and Norwalk Conn, highhghted the teachers fight for higher wages.
 Other Cities Grant Raises
 Salary increases already have been granted to teachers in Phila- delphia, Dallas and numerous other cities.
 At Clarendon, Tex, the voters de- feated by three votes a proposal tc increase city taxes to give the teachers a raise. Monday l6 of the towns S2 school teachers quit.
 But the businessmen of the com. munity dug into their own pockets and raised $2,000, The teachers went back to work with assurance of 6 $20 monthly raise retroactive to the school opening last Fall.