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American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789 records, approximately 1967-2014

Overview of the Collection

Creator
American Federation of Teachers. Local 1789 (Seattle, Wash.)
Title
American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789 records
Dates
approximately 1967-2014 (inclusive)
Quantity
34.26 cubic feet, (33 boxes including textual materials, floppy disks, audio cassettes, videocassettes (vhs), and cds)
Collection Number
6111
Summary
Materials related to activities from the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details. Analog and digital media is closed until evaluated.

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Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Biographical Note

Seattle Central Community College Federation of Teachers was the name of the organization until approximately 2002, and then was renamed the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789. AFT Local 1789, represents teachers at the three campuses of Seattle's community colleges. Teachers, librarians, and counselors are considered faculty and are also represented by the union.

[Source: http://aftseattle.wa.aft.org/about-us]

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Content Description

Organizational records of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789, which represents teachers at the three campuses of Seattle's community colleges. Records include paper-based and electronic records, photographs, posters, and plaques. There are also historical files separated by Carol Hamilton for the organization's history. Includes office files of former President Lynne Dodson. The records document the union's formation, operation, contract negotiations and issues tracked by the union as well as strike files.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 20 series.

  • Subseries A Arbitrations and legal
  • Subseries B Individual grievances
  • Subseries C Reference materials

Processing Note

Inventory created by Becky Fuller-Phillips, Ayaka Fujimoto, and Carol Hamilton. Becky Fuller-Phillips described and integrated born-digital materials into the finding aid inventory.

Acquisition Information

Received from Annette Stofer, Seattle President of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789.

Related Materials

The American Federation of Teachers, Seattle Community Colleges, Local 1789 website was captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine in June 2014. The snapshots can be viewed here.

The American Federation of Teachers Washington, AFL-CIO website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since October 2013. The snapshots can be viewed here. Wikidata is available for this collection

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • College teachers' unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Ephemera
  • Photographs
  • Records (Documents)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Seattle Community College--Employees
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