1997-98 Headlines
August 1998
A reduction in pension contributions will affect 1998-99 QEO calculations
[8/31/98]
38 teacher contracts still unsettled as of late August [8/26/98]
June 1998
Ripon teachers won't give in [6/11/98]
Mukwonago teachers ask board for support [6/11/98]
May 1998
QEO called reflection of gender discrimination [5/4/98]
Nominations open for Bierbrauer bargaining award [5/4/98]
April 1998
Ithaca teachers plan to resign from extracurriculars [4/17/98]
Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson says QEO is unfair [4/14/98]
Hamilton teachers crowd into bargaining session [4/3/98]
March 1998
More than 1,000 teachers, support staff and others rally to support settling
contracts in Milwaukee [3/26/98]
Wausau, Racine, Germantown, Oregon and West Bend reach tentative contract
agreements [3/24/98]
West Bend, Milwaukee teachers plan rallies [3/13/98]
QEO Legislative Alert - March 13, 1998 [3/13/98]
Teacher and future teacher assess impact of QEO on their financial futures
[3/6/98]
February 1998
Contract negotiations continue in Racine, and schools remain open [2/27/98]
The QEO is responsible for ending labor peace in our schools [2/24/98]
WEAC urges Racine school board to quickly resolve contract dispute [2/23/98]
Ten more Racine schools close Thursday as mediation resumes [2/19/98]
Wausau teachers demonstrate unity [2/10/98]
Patience, persistence, nerve: three ingredients that lead to fair settlements
[2/5/98]
January 1998
Locals gradually settling contracts [1/30/98]
Public education supporters testify on a variety of education bills, including
one to repeal the QEO [1/30/98]
Assembly hearing scheduled on bill to repeal the QEO [1/26/98]
Senate Education Committee amends QEO repeal bill [1/19/98]
December 1997
"The QEO Blues" gets statewide attention [12/30/97]
New Berlin teachers, WEAC file QEO lawsuit [12/26/97]
Janesville, Green Bay teachers settle contract disputes [12/23/97]
WEAC leaders reject proposed QEO changes [12/23/97]
Madison teachers ratify new contract [12/12/97]
Transfer, evaluation provisions can be taken to arbitration, court rules
[12/11/97]
Wausau teachers turn out in show of solidarity [12/11/97]
Appleton teachers fill school board meeting with balloons, messages [12/9/97]
Wausau teachers resign from committees [12/9/97]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial says, "It's time for state,
teachers to start dealing" [12/8/97]
Madison teachers, school board reach tentative contract agreement [12/5/97]
Madison School Board rejects state mediator's proposal to end bitter teachers'
contract dispute; Madison Teachers Inc. strongly urges board to reconsider
[12/2/97]
November 1997
The QEO goes up in flames in Janesville [11/20/97]
QEO law is 'pushing us apart,' teacher testifies [11/12//97]
Dozens of Stevens Point teachers 'take it to the board' [11/11//97]
A tale of two cities: Fish Creek and DePere battle with school boards
[11/10//97]
Organized opposition to QEO is building from the bottom up: A report from
the 1997 Statewide Bargaining Conference [11/8//97]
Fred Schuler, Hank Krokosky and Appleton Education Association win WEAC
bargaining awards [11/10//97]
Madison talks stall again; some teachers reportedly take individual job
actions [11/8//97]
Teachers prepare for November 12 hearing on bill to repeal the QEO [11/7//97]
Neenah teachers picket outside school board meeting [11/7//97]
October 1997
Hearing set for November 12 on bill to repeal QEO [10/27/97]
Madison teachers agree not to strike; negotiations to continue [10/30//97]
Madison teachers, school board return to bargaining table [10/29/97]
Hearing set for November 12 on bill to repeal QEO [10/27/97]
Germantown teachers seek collaboration at bargaining table [10/27/97]
Dozens of local teacher associations have now negotiated successful contracts,
while many more continue the struggle for fairness [10/24/97]
La Crosse teachers, board find common ground through consensus bargaining
[10/15/97]
New Berlin teachers "resign" from voluntary committees [10/14/97]
Germantown teachers rally outside school board meeting [10/14/97]
80 Madison teachers show up at School Board social event [10/9/97]
Agreement ends long, bitter contract dispute in Waterford [10/9/97]
Tension grows as teachers mark 100 days without a contract [10/8/97]
'Walk-ins' demonstrate opposition to QEO [10/1/97]
Madison contract deadline moved up to October 27 [10/1/97]
September 1997
150 rally for respect in New Berlin [9/30/97]
Listen to the latest radio ad about the Madison contract dispute [9/30/97]
Judge extends injunction in Madison contract dispute [9/27/97]
Survey confirms public support for Madison teachers [9/25/97]
Teachers need union to help them do the job (By Capital Times columnist
John Nichols) [9/23/97]
New Berlin teachers protest stalled contract talks [9/23/97]
More locals implement job actions [9/19/97]
WEAC supports Madison teachers with radio ads [9/11/97]
You can do it! Some locals already met bargaining goals [9/9/97]
Madison teachers engage in one-day work stoppage [9/5/97]