10.2190/68WD-6FJJ-Q2PK-Q09C 68WD6FJJQ2PKQ09C 0 THE NEWARK TEACHERS' STRIKE 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=68WD6FJJQ2PKQ09C 4 FRED BARBARO Negotiations over school issues takes place, of necessity, within a framework of community pressures. This article examines the pressures that led to the 1971 Network, New Jersey teachers' strike and its resolution, concluding that local racial issues will play an increasing part in big city bargaining.