| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/12/15 |
| Title | 'Earlier Optional Retirement' |
| Date | 1912 - 1944 |
| Description | Correspondence between Ethel Froud and A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), NUWT members, the Federation of Post Office Supervising Officers and the Trades Union Congress General Council regarding retirement age for teachers.
The correspondence covers:
Discussion of the views of NUWT and National Union of Teachers (NUT) members to the idea of earlier optional retirement
News of bomb damage sustained by NUWT Headquarters, 1944
Discussion of average retirement age and why this rose during World War Two
Expressions of disappointment from members that the NUWT turned down proposals for optional retirement at 55
Discussion of the teaching profession pension scheme and comparisons that can, or cannot, be drawn with those of other public service workers
Enquiries from members regarding retiring before the age of sixty
Requests for literature on Earlier Optional Retirement
Explanation that only very brief reports of Private Sessions at the NUWT Annual Conference are ever printed in 'The Woman Teacher' in order that the NUWT can decide on a policy before making it public
Reasons for and against Earlier Optional Retirement
NUWT statement for Annual Conference, 1931, on Earlier Optional Retirement
Various NUWT Central Council reports on Earlier Optional Retirement and superannuation for teachers
Information on Earlier Optional Retirement in the civil service and other public services
NUT position on Earlier Optional Retirement
Press cuttings regarding:
Letters to editors of newspaper regarding pensions of public sector workers
Reports of the case for and against Earlier Optional Retirement
Compulsory early retirement
Official publications:
London Midland and Scottish Railway (Superannuation Fund) Act, 1924
Local Government and other Officer's Superannuation Act, 1922
Police Pensions Act, 1921 |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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