In this Book
- Teachers United: The Rise of New York State United Teachers
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. iii-iv
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- pp. ix-x
- INTRODUCTION
- pp. 1-3
- PART I: Beginnings
- 2. Teacher Militancy in the 1960s
- pp. 29-47
- PART II: Growing Up: The Merger
- 4. Planting the Seeds of Unity
- pp. 67-75
- 5. Merger Negotiations Begin
- pp. 77-95
- 7. A National Merger?
- pp. 115-133
- 8. Coming Apart
- pp. 135-151
- PART III: Maturity
- 9. Wielding Political Power
- pp. 155-180
- 10. Educational Reform
- pp. 181-202
- 11. International Solidarity
- pp. 203-214
- CONCLUSION
- pp. 215-217
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 251-256
- INDEX [Includes Back Cover]
- pp. 257-273
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791479599
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
190679454
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No