Guide to the Anne Filardo Papers on Rank and File Activism in the American Federation of Teachers and in the United Federation of Teachers, 1964-2001

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Guide to the Anne Filardo Papers on Rank and File Activism in the American Federation of Teachers and in the United Federation of Teachers, 1964-2001

1964-2001

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Anne Filardo (1922-2010) was a guidance counselor and progressive education activist. She served in leadership positions in the United Action Caucus and the Teachers Action Caucus. The collection contains convention materials, correspondence, newsletters, fliers and leaflets, news clippings, agendas and minutes, reports, and other materials created or collected by Filardo from her involvement with several teachers' unions and other organizations. The dominant organizations represented in the collection are the United Action Caucus (UAC), part of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT); AFT as a broader organization; and the New York-based Teachers Action Caucus (TAC), part of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT).

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Anne Filardo (1922-2010) was a guidance counselor and education activist. She was a member of the former Teachers' Union of the City of New York, many of whose leading activists were Communists. The Teachers Action Caucus (TAC), a rank and file opposition group formed within the New York City United Federation of Teachers (UFT) in 1968, was founded by members of the Teachers' Union (including Filardo, who served as chairperson) and younger teachers representing the New Left of the 1...