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2007-10-10 12:51:52 · 2 answers · asked by samantha w 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Wasn't he the head of the New York City teachers union 40 years ago or so?
2007-10-10 14:49:26 · answer #1 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Albert Shanker (September 14, 1928 - February 22, 1997) was President of the UFT from 1964 to 1984 as well as President of the AFT from 1974 to 1997.
Shanker was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to a Russian-Jewish immigrant family. His father Morris delivered newspapers and his mother Mamie worked in a knitting factory. The experience of watching his mother work 70 hour weeks made Shanker aware of the need for societal changes from an early age.
In 1946, Shanker graduated from Stuyvesant High School where he was the head of the debate team. His academic life continued at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He joined the Congress of Racial Equality. In 1949 he graduated with honors and enrolled in Columbia University. In order to earn money while writing his dissertation, Shanker became substitute teacher at PS 179 in East Harlem
2007-10-10 19:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by Mani G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋