Simons, William H., 1924-

William Simons Papers

drice — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:13:04 -0500

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 the D.C. teacher's union, public education in D.C., and the union's efforts to improve salaries and working conditions for local teachers.

The William H. Simons Collection consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, studies, surveys, flyers, ballots, campaign literature, newspaper clippings and other material documenting Mr. Simons's career with the Washington Teachers' Union, the history of public education in the District of Columbia and the union's efforts through collective bargaining and legislative lobbying to improve salaries and working conditions for teachers in the District of Columbia.

The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists

cdavis — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:24:10 -0400

At the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) International Convention, held in St. Louis, Missouri, May 23-28, 2012, the CBTU membership voted in Terrance (Terry) Melvin as its new President. Terry Melvin is the second president in CBTU’s 40 year history. William (Bill) Lucy had been CBTU president since the organization’s founding in 1972. Lucy also served for 38 years as the Secretary-Treasurer of AFSCME before retiring in 2010. read more »

(24801) Vice President Hubert Humphrey and President William Simons, Washington Teachers Union, Local 6, AFT

jhelpap — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:47:42 -0400

President William Simons of the Washington Teachers Union, Local 6, AFT speaks with Vice President Humbert Humphrey and other gentlemen.

(28853) Coalition of Black Trade Unionists

jruss — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:33:24 -0400

This is the cover to a pamphlet summarizing the Conference of Black Trade Unionists held in Chicago in 1972. This Conference resulted in the formation of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, commonly referred to as CBTU.

(28854) CBTU Steering Committee

jruss — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:35:13 -0400

These photos of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionisits (CBTU) Steering Committee was included in a pamphlet that summarized the Conference of Black Trade Unionists held in Chicago in 1972. This Conference resulted in the formation of CBTU.

(29822) William Simons, demonstration at the White House

jhelpap — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:52:53 -0500

William Simons, president of the Washington Teachers Union, Local 6, and an AFT vice president, speaks at a demonstration in front of the White House to protest President Reagan's budget cuts.

NPR Options in Education, “Profile of Shanker”

jruss — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:31:03 -0400

In this profile of Al Shanker, various colleagues, rivals, and critics, like Terry Herndon, William Simons, and David Seldon, are interviewed about Shanker. John Merrow and Barbara Reinhardt also interview Shanker himself on a variety of educational and personal topics including Jimmy Carter's performance, corporal punishment, test score decline, and busing and school integration.