"Transforming Teacher Unions " is divided into six main sections. Click on the section heading to jump directly to that section below. Click here to view the TTU Table of Contents in pdf format.
Overview
- Introduction
By Bob Peterson & Michael Charney - Survival & Justice: Rethinking Union Strategy
By Bob Peterson - A Hard Lesson from History
By Bob Peterson - Networking for Union Reform: The Story of TURN
By Barbara Miner - A New Vision of Schooling
By the Editors of Rethinking Schools
Promising Practices
- Raising Professional Standards
By Tom Mooney - Teachers as Leaders in Cincinnati
By Monica Solomon - A Lead Teacher Speaks Out
By An Interview with Diana Porter - Unions Can Create a Sense of Hope
By Michael Charney - Professionalism in Minneapolis: A New View
By Kris Berggren - Minneapolis Contract Excerpt
- Rochester Teachers Struggle To Take Charge
By Christine E. Murray - Rochester Contract Excerpt
- Don t Sell Your Members Short
By Adam Urbanski - Confronting Racism in British Columbia
By Tom McKenna - Staffing & Seniority in Seattle
By Margie Slovan - Getting Out the Message
An Interview with Paulette Copeland - Milwaukee Contract Excerpt
- Resisting Resistance to Change
An Interview with Mark Simon - Montgomery Co. Contract Excerpt
- When Collective Bargaining is Prohibited
An Interview with Rukiya Dillahunt
Lessons From History
- Why Teachers Should Know History
An Interview with Howard Zinn - Resources for Teaching Union History
- Chicago Teachers' Federation & Its Legacy
By Robert Lowe - If Not Now, When?: Teacher Unions in NYC
By Dan Perlstein - Facing Tough Decisions
By Herbert Kohl
The Prospects for a United Teachers Union
- What Happened to the NEA/AFT Merger?
By Ann Bastian - Principles of Unity for a United Organization
By NEA & AFT - The New NEA: Reinventing Teacher Unions
By Bob Chase - Whither Public Education?
By Sandra Feldman
Organizing for the Future
- Defending the Public Sector
An Interview with Bill Fletcher - The Strength of the Public Sector
By Bob Chase - The Market is Not the Answer
An Interview with Jonathan Kozol - A Review of "United Mind Workers"
By Bob Peterson - Social Justice Unionism: A Working Draft
By the National Coalition of Education Activists - Question & Answers
By Bob Peterson
Resources/Study Guide
- Resources
Organizations & Books - Questions for Discussion
By Bob Peterson & Michael Charney
This file updated June 2, 1999