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The 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight against Sunshine State Conservatism

The 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight against Sunshine State Conservatism15. Jan.1 Std. 02 Min.

Dr. Jody Baxter Noll recounts the 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike, in which 27,000 teachers across the state, amidst a shift in Florida politics toward a pro-business and suburban “Sunshine conservatism” reluctant to raise taxes for public education, submitted their resignations to gain collective bargaining rights and improved school funding. Noll is a Lecturer in the History Department at Georgia State University and author of The 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight against Sunshine State Conservatism.

Related Resources:

The 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight against Sunshine State Conservatism

Related Collections:

AFT Office of the President Records (LR001553)

AFT President’s Office: Albert Shanker Records (LR001553_Shanker)

AFT Southern Regional Office Records (LR001863)

Howard Hursey Papers (LP2047)

Episode Credits

Interviewee: Jody Baxter Noll

Producers: Dan Golodner and Troy Eller English

Music: Bart Bealmear