https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/1798 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12777 <p>The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 and immediately made the American Teacher, published by the New York City Teachers Union, as its official organ. Since then the AFT has published numerous publications that range from organizing tools to professional development materials for its members. It has also published materials dealing with the labor movement, tenure, civil and human rights as well as teaching tools. Official publications of the AFT also spoke directly to the AFT’s diverse membership, which includes higher education higher education faculty and staff, paraprofessionals, public employees and health care workers. </p> <p>This is an artificial collection made up of these publications from AFT headquarters, AFT affiliates and individuals associated with the AFT drawn from the preexisting library collection and from various other shipments. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12777#comments Academic freedom American Federation of Teachers Cogen, Charles, 1903- Collective bargaining Collective Bargaining – College Teachers Dewey, John Education Reform Educational vouchers Feldman, Sandra Hospitals--Employees McElroy, Edward Nursing Retirees School Finance School Violence Selden, David Shanker, Albert Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:23:31 -0500 dgolodner 12777 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14793 <p>The Research Department of the American Federation of Teachers is one of the oldest departments of within the AFT and this particular collection contains collective bargaining contracts negotiated by AFT affiliates and from the NEA, AAUP and other unions that represent teachers in K-16, paraprofessionals, nurses and public employees. Of note in series II there are contract language for community education and charter schools. The rule books and handbooks are especially interesting for some are pre collective bargaining and contain unique language on the duties of employees and what was expected of students.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14793#comments American Federation of Teachers Collective bargaining Collective Bargaining – College Teachers Collective labor agreements--Nurses Contract negotiations Education Reform Graduate Employee Unions Health care workers Teachers - Tenure Tue, 17 Dec 2019 09:40:25 -0500 dgolodner 14793 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/11558 <p>Dr. Robert M. Nielsen was born in Nebraska in 1933. Dr. Nielsen became a professor of mathematics at the University of Delaware. In the late 1960s he was the co-founder of the AFT local for faculty at the university and was president from 1969-1973.<br /> In 1973 Nielsen became director of the AFT’s colleges and universities department in which he took both aspects of academic professionalism and union professionalism into creating a strong and viable department within the AFT. Dr. Nielsen was promoted to assistant to the president for higher education in July 1979. He had a regular column in the American Teacher as well as in the AFT’s publication specifically for members in higher education called On Campus. During his tenure at the AFT Dr. Nielsen played a vital role in organizing new higher education locals within the AFT and brokered joint organizing campaigns with the American Association of University Professors. From 1989-1990, he was a visiting professor at the University of Texas – Austin as a consultant to the Carnegie Foundation Mathematics Quality Education for Minorities Project. </p> <p>He retired from the AFT in 1991 to work on developing better mathematical education reform. Dr. Nielsen died of cancer in February 2002. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/11558#comments Academic freedom American Association of University Professors American Federation of Teachers Benjamin, Ernie Collective Bargaining – College Teachers College Faculty Education, Higher Kugler, Phil Mathematics -- Education National Education Association Polishook, Irwin Shanker, Albert Silber, John Vocation Education Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:30:02 -0400 dgolodner 11558 at https://reuther.wayne.edu