https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/768 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/6641 <p>The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was founded in 1916 to improve the working lives of teachers through-out the country and has grown to be one of the largest unions in the United States that is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. The southern regional office is one of five satellite offices of the AFT. The southern region represents teachers from elementary school through higher education, paraprofessionals, and school-related personnel who are members of the AFT in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington D.C. The function of the office is to assist in organizing local affiliates in the region, help with negotiations, lend support in various education reform initiatives and train AFT members in the region. </p> <p>The majority of the office’s records consist of correspondence between locals, school districts, and the AFT. These records also give detailed information on organizing campaigns and negotiating contracts. Other materials include state constitutions, education related issues, lawsuits, legal decisions, state and federal legislation, pamphlets, salary information, news releases, newspaper articles, and union newsletters. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/6641#comments AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education. American Federation of Teachers Collective bargaining Education Feldman, Sandra Labor education Labor unions School employees Shanker, Albert Teacher educators--United States Wages--College employees Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:56:38 -0400 drice 6641 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3094 <p>Workers Education Local 189, American Federation of Teachers, was founded in November 1922 as the bargaining agent for the faculty members of Brookwood Labor College. After Brookwood closed its doors in 1937, Local 189 opened its membership to all persons, regardless of geographic location, who were engaged in workers' education. Throughout its existence Local 189 had been active in distributing workers' education materials to other members of the AFT, and to public schools, colleges and to the community at large. Members developed histories of the labor and civil rights movement. In the 1960s and 1970s Local 189 became vocal critics of the war in Vietnam and of President Nixon and voiced their opinion about the direction of the AFT. When the executive board of the AFT passed a resolution limiting locals to one geographic area, Local 189 would not abide by this and disaffiliated from the AFT in 1977.<br /> The papers reflect the activities of the union in promoting workers' education, developing standards for workers' educators and supporting various progressive causes. The collection also documents the controversy which led disaffiliation from the AFT. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3094#comments American Federation of Teachers Civil rights Cogen, Charles, 1903- Education, Higher Labor education Labor literature Labor movement Labor unions--Factionalism National Education Association Ocean Hill-Brownsville Demonstration School District (New York, N.Y.) Pay equity Political Action Selden, David Shanker, Albert Wages--College employees Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:18:52 -0500 drice 3094 at https://reuther.wayne.edu