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The New York City teachers' strike of 1968 was a months-long confrontation between the new community-controlled school board in the largely black Ocean Hill–Brownsville neighborhoods of Brooklyn and New York City's United Federation of Teachers. It began with a one day walkout in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville school district.
Causey, Virginia E. (2005). "Review of The Strike That Changed New York". Journal of American Ethnic History. 24 (3): 106–107. ISSN 0278-5927. JSTOR 27501619. Dougherty, Jack (2005). "Review of The Strike That Changed New York: Blacks, Whites, and the Ocean Hill-Brownsville Crisis; Justice, Justice: School Politics and the Eclipse of Liberalism".
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Columbia University protests of 1968. New York City teachers' strike of 1968. Singer Building demolished. Tallest structure ever destroyed until the World Trade Center is destroyed on September 11, 2001. 1969 January 12: Jets win their only Super Bowl Championship, beating the Baltimore Colts. February 10:Nor'easter kills 14 and injures 68 ...
Staff working on London’s Elizabeth Line who belong to Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union begin a 24-hour strike, aiming to disrupt New Year’s Eve celebrations in the capital.
The New York City teachers' strike of 1968 closed down almost all New York City schools for 36 days. Perhaps Shanker is best known for opposing community-control leaders in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville district of New York City, which led to the 1968 strike after white teachers were dismissed from the school district by the recently appointed ...