https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/1360 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2089 <p>The United Educators of San Francisco formed in 1989 after a merger of the local American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association chapters. The Union represents teachers and paraprofessionals in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Prior to the merger, membership was split between the two unions - AFT Local 61 San Francisco Federation of Teachers, and the NEA affiliated San Francisco Classroom Teachers Association - and a large number of teachers opted out of membership altogether. Neither union had the numbers to establish a stable leadership position. Once the Rodda Act granted bargaining rights in California, the SFFT and SFCTA fought for control of SFUSD collective bargaining for teachers, alternately winning elections. This divisiveness hurt the unions’ bargaining position with the school board. For many years, beginning with SFFT President James Ballard in the 1970s, the two unions held discussions on a potential merger. It wasn’t until 1989 under SFFT president Joan Marie Shelley and SFCTA President Judy Dellamonica that the two San Francisco unions finally reached an agreement, which the membership approved by vote. </p> <p>Part I of this collection contains material from the San Francisco Federation of Teachers, including minutes of the Executive Boards (1951-52, 1956-68) and general membership meeting minutes (1956-68); clippings, bulletins, memos, and photos concerning the 1968 strike and negotiations; clippings from the 1971 strike; reports and correspondence of the Bargaining Committee and various other committees; and newsletters.</p> <p>Part II consist of records created before, during, and after the merger of the SFFT and SFCTA. Included are correspondence, chronological files, minutes, newsletters, news releases, leaflets and flyers, membership and dues ledgers, grievance files, salary schedules, contracts, constitutions and bylaws, chronological files, and photographs.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2089#comments American Federation of Teachers Ballard, James California Federation of Teachers California Teachers Association Class size Collective Bargaining - Teachers - California Education, Bilingual National Education Association Paraprofessionals in Education Political Action San Francisco Unified School District Shelley, Joan-Marie Strikes and lockouts--Teachers Substitute teachers Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:06:08 -0400 dgolodner 2089 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/8333 <p>Gerry Meister joined the San Francisco Federation of Teachers (SFFT) Local 61 in 1963 and became a Building Rep in George Washington High School where she remained until retirement in 2001. During her time with the SFFT, she participated heavily in activism and the organization of several major strikes during the late 1960s and 1970s. Gerry played a role in the bargaining wars until the two unions merged November 6, 1989 to create the United Educators of San Francisco. The Meister’s papers are comprised primarily of records detailing two decades worth of union activity including flyers, surveys, meeting minutes, correspondence and other documents relevant to the on-going events.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/8333#comments American Federation of Teachers Ballard, James Collective Bargaining - Teachers - California Progressive Action Caucus San Francisco Classroom Teachers Association San Francisco Federation of Teachers Shelley, Joan-Marie Strikes and lockouts Teachers&#039; Action Caucus Teilhet, Raoul Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:33:30 -0500 dgolodner 8333 at https://reuther.wayne.edu