Description
The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)
was formed in 1970, through the merger of the Association of Classroom Teachers of Los
Angeles (ACT-LA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Local 1021. At the time,
UTLA was the second-largest teacher's union and the largest merged teacher's union in the
nation. The collection documents the development and achievements of UTLA, and consists of
five series, with the first three reflecting the activities of the pre-merger associations,
LATA, LATA/ATOLA, and ACT-LA, respectively. These series include minutes from Board of
Directors and Representative Council meetings, and an extensive run of issues of the
Hot Line,the newsletter that all three of the associations
published. The last two series deal exclusively with UTLA.
Background
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) was formed in 1970, through the merger of the
Association of Classroom Teachers of Los Angeles (ACT-LA) and the American Federation of
Teachers (AFT), Local 1021. At the time, UTLA was the second-largest teacher's union and
largest merged teacher's union in the nation. After the new merger of UTLA and ACT-LA was
ratified in February 1970, the new union was a combined NEA/CTA and AFT/CFT local. A layered
leadership structure was put in place that would ensure representation of each
national/state organization at the highest levels of UTLA.
Restrictions
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this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.