TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gaffney,Dennis
TI  - Teachers united: the rise of New York State united teachers 
SN  - 9780791471920 (paperback : alk. paper)
AV  - LB 2844.53 G131t 2007
U1  - 331.881/13711009747 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Teachers' unions
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
KW  - Teachers
KW  - Profesores
KW  - Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
KW  - Sindicatos de maestros
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006032874.html
ER  -