| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/F/69 |
| Title | [NUWT Leeds branch records] |
| Date | 1923 - 1960 |
| Description | Correspondence between Ethel Froud and A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT General Secretaries) and members of the Leeds branch of the NUWT including Marion Fearnside, Miss F. P. Haydon and Miss M. Stainton regarding the organisation and management of the Leeds branch.
The correspondence covers:
News of work being done to try and motivate Leeds members to be more active, 1923
Letters sent to Leeds members urging them to attend AGMs
Invitation to the Leeds NUWT to take part in a debate with the National Union of Teachers and National Association of Schoolmasters on 'Professional Organisation'
Discussion of unwillingness of Leeds branch members to act in accordance with union policy on the 5% salary cut, 1923
Reports of visits from NUWT Organisers and Central Council members detailing how they felt the branch was being run
Organisers reports detailing visits to various schools in the Leeds district and reporting on the reactions of women teachers to the NUWT
Reports of meetings with the Leeds Director of Education regarding equal pay
Burnham Committee
Discussion of the continued influence of the NUT in the Leeds branch of the NUWT, 1926
Confirmation of which branch members will be attending annual conferences
Requests for NUWT literature
Request for statistics and NUWT policy regarding reorganisation
Membership applications and renewals
Requests for visits from an NUWT Organiser
Requests for visits from Central Council members
Notices and arrangements for branch meetings
Update of news from individual members, for example news on illness in their family, retirement from the teaching profession, resignation from the union, and other changes of circumstances
Invitation from the branch to hold the NUWT Annual Conference in Leeds
News of equal pay campaign activities undertaken by the branch
Membership campaign drive
News of social events organised by the branch
Details of income from subscriptions received by the Leeds branch 1927 - 1930
Subscriptions to 'The Woman Teacher'
Expressions of thanks from the General Secretary to those undertaking posts for the branch and those retiring from posts in the branch
Notification of changes of address
Request for advice to offer to women teachers when they think a pupil may be suffering from abuse in the home
Includes press clippings regarding the Burnham salary scales for teachers, including a letter to the Editor from NUWT Leeds member Miss M. Stainton |
| Extent | 3 folders |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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