Box 60

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Correspondence and related documentation re grievance filed by Arnold Vasbinder alleging wrongful termination

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Minutes of special meeting, legislative program planning, June 7, 1947; Roster of New York State Locals in American Federation of Teachers, 1947; mailing list, 1948-49; constitution adopted at the convention, October 18, 1943, revised as of October 11, 1952; Empire State Federation of Teachers mailing list, 1964-65; NYSTA news release, April 1972; booklets, "Why NYSUT?" October 1981; "This Is NYSUT," March 1982

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Proposed Constitution and bylaws, New York Congress of Teachers; cover letter from Hobart to local association presidents, April 20, 1972; Merger Agreement; NYSTA publication, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Mergerbut didn't know whom to ask"

Scope and Contents Confidential memorandum (unsigned) re events leading to disaffiliation with NEA, November 3, 1975; NEA disaffiliation vote by local; text of speech by Al Shanker, "Keep the Clock," to RA convention, 1976; booklet, "Questions and Answers about the AFT: A Handbook for Leaders and Staff," first edition, April 1980; handwritten notes; clipping from Family Weekly, "The Crisis in Our Schools," featuring short statements by teachers and public officials re solutions, October 19, 1980; other...

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Peter D. Hart Research Associates confidential survey report of attitudes of members of New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) about PEF and their jobs

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Correspondence re jurisdictional dispute (AFSCME Article XX charges against SEIU/AFT coalition; agreement between AFSCME and CSEA, April 1978; PERB decision in dispute; correspondence from PEF president Elizabeth Hoke to NYSUT president Hobart re poor relationship with Gov. Mario Cuomo, April 5, 1984;

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Affidavit of former PEF president John Kraemer in state Supreme Court; affidavit of PEF president Elizabeth Hoke in support of motion for preliminary injunction and in opposition of defendants' cross motion; plaintiff's memorandum of law; plaintiff's reply; order to show cause (Hoke as president of PEF et al. v. Albert Shanker as president of both AFT and NYSUT et al.)

Scope and Contents Draft document re merger of NYSTA and UTNY to form NYSUT, August 10, 1982, by Dean Streiff; handwritten note to Steiff, taking issue with his account of merger talks, particularly role of Fred [Lambert?]; Tom Hobart's anti-NEA, anti-affirmative action booklet, "What Price Quotas?" n.d., c. 1973; memo from NYSTA president Tom Hobart to members of the House of Delegates, announcing upcoming meeting of Board of Directors and his intention to ask them to recommend merger with UTNY, April 1,...

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List of job titles; descriptions for individual positions

Scope and Contents Convention call for 1980 Representative Assembly; proposed resolutions and constitutional amendments; organization charts of AFT and AFL-CIO; NYSUT Constitution as amended by the 1980 Representative Assembly; memo from Dean Streiff to Vito DeLeonardis re preliminary analysis of school-related (non-teacher) membership by locals and regions, with attached chart, November 12, 1980; report, "Integration of New Constituencies into NYSUT Governance," presented to Joint Board of Directors/Managers...