Guide to the George Altomare United Federation of Teachers Audio Collection, circa 1960-1989

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Guide to the George Altomare United Federation of Teachers Audio Collection, circa 1960-1989

circa 1960-1989

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/OH_087/OH_087.html

The United Federation of Teachers, a New York-based teachers union, was founded in 1960 with a merger of the Teachers Guild and the High School Teachers Association. George Altomare was a founding member of the UFT. The collection contains thirty-eight cassettes and two open reels recorded by Altomare. The recordings are comprised of a mixture of symposiums, debates, meetings, and oral history interviews. Topics include labor heritage, Italian and Irish involvement in the profession, pensions, and teacher experiences.

2 Linear Feet in 2 media boxes

eng, Latn

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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The Teachers' Union (TU) of New York City was organized in 1916 and chartered as Local 5 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Although constrained by the AFT's no-strike pledge, laws against strikes by public employees, the authoritarian and paternalistic policies of the Board of Education, and the resistance of many teachers to trade-union appeals, the Teacher' Union soon won a reputation for militancy. The Teachers' Union not only addressed the bread and butter issues of salaries, pen...

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The United Federation of Teachers, a New York-based teachers union, was founded in 1960 with a merger of the Teachers Guild and the High School Teachers Association. George Altomare was a founding member and leader in the UFT. From the guide to the George Altomare United Federation of Teachers Audio Collection, Bulk, 1975-1985, circa 1960-1989, (Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive) From the guide to the George Altomare United Federation of Teachers Audio Coll...