Teachers Union

This article is about the defunct New York City labor union. For teachers unions in general, see List of education trade unions.
Teachers Union (TU)
New York City Teachers Union – Local 5, AFT
Founded1916
Dissolved1964
Location
  • United States of America
Key people
Henry Linville, Abraham Lefkowitz (co-founders)
PublicationNew York Teacher
AffiliationsAmerican Federation of Teachers (AFT) (1916–1940)

The New York City Teachers Union or "TU" (1916–1964) was the first New York labor union for teachers, formed as "AFT Local 5" of the American Federation of Teachers, which found itself hounded throughout its history due largely to co-membership of many of its members in the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Teachers Union of the City of New York Records, 1920-1942". Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ Taylor, Clarence (1 September 2013). Reds at the Blackboard: Communism, Civil Rights, and the New York City Teachers Union. Columbia University Press. pp. 1-8 (overview), 11-13 (1916-1935), 24-27 (attempt to expel 5+1), 27-28 (minority report). ISBN 9780231152693. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ^ Iversen, Robert W. (1959). The Communists & the Schools. Harcourt, Brace. pp. 175 (post-WWII, ammunition), 360 (products), 361 (rejected), 362 (concentrated). LCCN 59011769.
  4. ^ Sullivan, William C. (30 December 1959). "FBI Book Reviews: The Communists and the Schools". Federal Bureau Investigations. p. 170. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ^ Brier, Stephen (September 2018). "The UFT's Opposition to the Community Control Movement". Jacobin. Retrieved 8 September 2018.