| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/1/52 |
| Title | 'Equal pay campaign' |
| Date | 1952 - 1954 |
| Description | Correspondence between the NUWT, Members of Parliament including Harold Macmillan and Arthur Lewis, the Labour Party, the Educational Institute of Scotland, the Equal Pay Campaign Committee and the National Association of Women Civil Servants regarding the NUWT campaign for the Government implementation of equal pay for women teachers, and the wider campaign for equal pay for all public sector workers.
This includes:
Letters from the General Secretary of the NUWT to the Rt. Hon. R. A. Butler (MP) criticising Government failure to implement equal pay
NUWT standard letter sent to all MPs expressing disappointment with the statement on equal pay made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1954
Responses from MPs to the question of support for equal pay
Questions submitted to the House of Commons regarding equal pay
Summary of replies from MPs and whether they support equal pay or not
Equal pay resolutions from the Labour Party, the Trade Union Congress, the Educational Institute of Scotland, the Fawcett Society, and the National Federation of Professional Workers
Report of a meeting of the North London branch of the London Teachers Association to discuss equal pay - included screening of the Jill Craigie film on qual pay 'To be a Woman'
Reports of session at the National Union of Teachers conference, 1953, which discussed equal pay and report from 'The Schoolmaster and Woman Teacher's Chronicle' on the NUT Equal Pay Sub Committee
Open Door International statement on International Labour Organisation and equal pay
Equal pay report from Muriel Pierotti (NUWT General Secretary) in her role on the Status of Women Committee
Equal Pay Campaign Committee leaflets
Equal Pay Campaign Committee petition
Equal pay in the Civil Service
Statistics regarding the employment of women in other countries
Family allowances
Sick leave
NUWT statements on equal pay, issued to the press
NUWT leaflets and brochures campaigning for equal pay
NUWT Central Council reports on equal pay
Reports of equal pay campaign activities undertaken by NUWT branch members
Suggestions for campaign slogans, submitted by NUWT members
Includes press cuttings regarding:
Equal pay
Wage increases - general
Political party policy regarding equal pay
Costs of the atom bomb and military |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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