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AFT Office of the President Records

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Identifier: LR001553

Abstract Minutes, correspondence, reports, publications covering the president's office of Carl Megel and predominantly Charlie Cogen and David Selden. Important subjects are teacher strikes, contract negotiations, school desegregation, Oceanhill-Brownsville, education legislation, job stress, teacher centers.

The records are divided into two parts.

Dates: 1960 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1974

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Dearborn Federation of Teachers Local 681 Records

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Identifier: LR001794

Abstract Part of the national American Federation of Teachers and statewide Michigan Federation of Teachers, the Dearborn Federation of Teachers, was chartered on February 28, 1945. Twenty years later, in1965, Michigan passed the Public Employee Relations Act; a law making organization and collective bargaining legal for public employees. Members of the union serve at four high schools, seven middle schools, 21 elementary schools, a community college and one early learning center within the city of...

Dates: 1939 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1989

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Joseph Jablonower Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000403

Abstract Mr. Jablonower began teaching in the New York Public School System in 1910. The trial of three New York teachers (1917-18) led Mr. Jablonower to join other teachers founding the New York City Teachers Union, associated with the New York Teachers Guild and the American Federation of Teachers. His papers include correspondence, speeches, clippings, and other materials on his appointment to the Board of Examiners (1938); the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture; his aid to European refugees, and...

Dates: 1936 - 1968

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Labor Notes Records

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Identifier: LR001555

Abstract Labor Notes (officially titled the Labor Education and Research Project) is a media and organizing project for union rank and file activists based out of Detroit, Michigan. Best known for their self-titled monthly magazine, Labor Notes also publishes books, hosts a bi-annual conference, and runs organizing workshops and seminars for Union locals throughout North America. Since 1979 they have served an important networking and organizing role in the labor community, working to strengthen the...

Dates: 1965 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1999

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Mary R. Wheeler Papers

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Identifier: LP000384

Abstract These papers reflect Miss Wheeler's career as a vice-president of the AFT, and as an officer of the West Suburban Teachers Union (Chicago area) and the Illinois Federation of Teachers. Correspondence, minutes, reports, and other documents are included. Among the topics are professional standards for teachers, retirement plans, and negotiations and strikes by teachers.

Dates: 1938 - 1967

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO Council: Tom Turner Records

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Identifier: LR000053

Abstract Subjects include: civil rights; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; political education; Detroit government and politics; Detroit Federation of Labor; school desegregation; health and hospital services; Histadrut; labor education; Wayne County government

Dates: 1920 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1984

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Michigan Federation of Teachers Records

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Identifier: LR000146

Abstract Part I and II consists of correspondence, minutes, and reports. Subjects include Administrative Board meetings; American Federation of Teachers; conventions; Detroit Federation of Teachers; Executive Council meetings; Haven Hill conferences; legislative lobbying activities; membership campaigns; metropolitan teachers' institutes; Michigan AFL-CIO Council; Michigan Constitutional Convention (1961); teachers' salary and fringe benefits surveys; treasurer reports; White House Conference on...

Dates: 1934 - 1963; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1975

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

William Simons Papers

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Identifier: LP001761

Abstract William Simons began his career as a high school teacher when he joined the black American Federation of Teachers union in Washington D.C. A year later the local was integrated and Simons served in several positions before assuming the presidency, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1991. He also served as an officer in the national organization as part of the Progressive and United Action caucuses and was involved in Democratic Party politics. His papers document his career with...

Dates: 1906 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1989

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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