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Alberta Teachers Association Local #1 fonds
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43.5 cm of textual files
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The Alberta Teachers' Alliance was established during the First World War, a time when the teaching profession was at a very low ebb in Alberta. Faced with constant opposition from government and employees, teachers had no basic contractual rights, no guarantee of a minimum wage and no mechanism for appealing dismissals. In addition, they were generally treated poorly in the communities they served. What teachers learned during those difficult years was that being united and having a dedicated leadership could help them shape the future.
With the election of a new government in 1935 and the presence of a number of MLAs who were teachers, things began to improve. The Teaching Profession Act was passed in 1935, giving The Alberta Teachers' Association its legal foundation. However, what united teachers and became the moral basis for the new organization was the determination to have teaching recognized as a profession. Over the next 10 years, the government approved legislation giving teachers a process for appealing dismissals, a pension plan and the right to bargain collectively. In addition, the government established the university as the home for teacher preparation.
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Fonds consists of: Minute books for A.T.A Local #1; attendance record books; Financial record books (1938-1965), savings bank account books (1941-1969), CIBC deposit books (1955-1979), Duplicate receipt books (1971-1978); social committee records (1963-1979), minute books, event and finance reports; resolutions from ATA meetings; correspondence from the ATA; ATA magazine clippings; loose Local #1 financial documents; lease papers; insurance papers; warranty papers; pension related documents; ATA membership application papers; student enrollment papers; general organization correspondence.
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Peter Tieman donated on Sept.13, 1996.
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Record no.: m2013.36
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- English