Teachers united : the rise of New York State united teachers /
Gaffney, Dennis, 1959-
Teachers united : the rise of New York State united teachers / Dennis Gaffney. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007. - x, 273 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-256) and index.
Beginnings -- Radical roots : the rise of the United Federation of Teachers -- Teacher militancy in the 1960s -- Entering the political fray : the Jerabek attack -- Growing up : the merger -- Planting the seeds of unity -- Merger negotiations begin -- The Concord convention : from two enemies, one union -- A national merger? -- Coming apart -- Maturity -- Wielding political power -- Educational reform -- International solidarity.
"This book tells the story of the rise of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), New York State's largest union. Using first-hand accounts by rank-and-file teachers as well as leaders, Dennis Gaffney documents how teachers, once underpaid and hopelessly divided, finally organized, lifting themselves from the underclass to the middle class to become a formidable grassroots political force able to defeat and elect U.S. senators. He describes how New York's teachers sparked the modern-day teachers' movement, and what key lessons other labor unions can learn from NYSUT's unity and success. Teachers United also shows how NYSUT has been a leader of educational reform, winning more money for education, creating smaller classes, raising academic standards, and training better teachers.
9780791471920 (paperback : alk. paper) 0791471926 (paperback : alk. paper)
2006032874
GBA723229 bnb
013700151 Uk
Teachers' unions--New York (State)--New York.
Teachers--New York (State)--New York.
Profesores --Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
Sindicatos de maestros --Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
LB 2844.53 / G131t 2007
331.881/13711009747
Teachers united : the rise of New York State united teachers / Dennis Gaffney. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007. - x, 273 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-256) and index.
Beginnings -- Radical roots : the rise of the United Federation of Teachers -- Teacher militancy in the 1960s -- Entering the political fray : the Jerabek attack -- Growing up : the merger -- Planting the seeds of unity -- Merger negotiations begin -- The Concord convention : from two enemies, one union -- A national merger? -- Coming apart -- Maturity -- Wielding political power -- Educational reform -- International solidarity.
"This book tells the story of the rise of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), New York State's largest union. Using first-hand accounts by rank-and-file teachers as well as leaders, Dennis Gaffney documents how teachers, once underpaid and hopelessly divided, finally organized, lifting themselves from the underclass to the middle class to become a formidable grassroots political force able to defeat and elect U.S. senators. He describes how New York's teachers sparked the modern-day teachers' movement, and what key lessons other labor unions can learn from NYSUT's unity and success. Teachers United also shows how NYSUT has been a leader of educational reform, winning more money for education, creating smaller classes, raising academic standards, and training better teachers.
9780791471920 (paperback : alk. paper) 0791471926 (paperback : alk. paper)
2006032874
GBA723229 bnb
013700151 Uk
Teachers' unions--New York (State)--New York.
Teachers--New York (State)--New York.
Profesores --Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
Sindicatos de maestros --Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
LB 2844.53 / G131t 2007
331.881/13711009747