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AFT Affiliate St. Louis Federation of Teachers Local 420 Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000463
Abstract
The St. Louis (Missouri) Teachers Union was organized in 1935 by Paul W. Preisler, as
the Teachers Union of St. Louis and St. Louis County. Its jurisdiction extended over
these separate political entities in order to include members from Washington University.
In 1944 the name of the local was changed to Teacher’s Federation of St. Louis and St.
Louis County. Its 1948 merger with Local 680, St. Louis Vocational Teachers’ Union,
extended Local 420’s jurisdiction to include “all eligible teachers...
Dates:
1951 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1962 - 2007
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Kansas City Federation of Teachers, Local 691 Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000624
Abstract
The Kansas City Federation of Teachers, Local 691 of the American Federation of Teachers, represents classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, secretaries, bus drivers, security officers, and school nurses in Kansas City, Missouri. Part I consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, clippings, and publications documenting negotiations, strikes and grievances. There is also information on integration, education reform issues and the rivalry between the AFT and the National Education...
Dates:
1942 - 2005
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Mary Ellen Riordan Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001682
Abstract
Mary Ellen Riordan (1920-2010) was president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers from 1960-1981.
In 1965, teachers and the school board signed their first contract, only the third teacher contract in the country. Riordan also guided the Detroit Federation of Teachers through three strikes, the Detroit Public Schools desegregation case Bradley v. Milliken, and agency fee case Abood v. Detroit Board of Education. In addition to her work with DFT, she served on the AFT Executive Council as...
Dates:
1920 - 2004
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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