National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education
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The National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) was the British
trade union
and professional association for people working with those above statutory school age, and primarily concerned with providing education, training or research. In the higher education
sector it was mainly concentrated in the Post 16 sector.
In 2004 NATFHE celebrated 100 years since the London
-based Association of Teachers in Technical Institutes was formed. ATTI grew and became NATFHE on 1 January 1976 following amalgamation with the Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education (ATCDE)
. As of 2005 it had 67,000 members.
On December 2, 2005 the results of a membership ballot on a merger of AUT
and NATFHE was announced. The merger was supported by 79.2% of AUT and 95.7% of NATFHE members who voted. The two unions amalgamated on 1 June 2006, and then entered a transitional year until full operational unity is achieved in June 2007. The new union is called the University and College Union
(UCU).
Until the merger, AUT and NATFHE members in higher education were involved in ongoing 'action short of a strike' - including boycotting setting and marking exams and other coursework in universities and this action continued under the UCU banner. AUT and NATFHE rejected an offer of 12.6% over three years which was made on the 8th of May, and a further offer of 13.12% over three years made on 30 May,. Concerns grew that students might not be able to graduate in 2006 until the industrial action was suspended at midnight on June 7 while members were balloted on a new offer,.
On the last day of its final conference NATFHE passed motion 198C, a call to boycott Israeli academics
who did not vocally speak out against their government. This was met with criticism from the Anti-Defamation League
, a representative of the British Government, Nobel laureates and even the AUT
.
United Kingdom
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trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
and professional association for people working with those above statutory school age, and primarily concerned with providing education, training or research. In the higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
sector it was mainly concentrated in the Post 16 sector.
In 2004 NATFHE celebrated 100 years since the London
London
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-based Association of Teachers in Technical Institutes was formed. ATTI grew and became NATFHE on 1 January 1976 following amalgamation with the Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education (ATCDE)
Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education (ATCDE)
-History:The ATCDE was founded in 1943 and combined the functions of two existing bodies in representing the professional and bargaining interests of those training teachers in England and Wales. The TCA could trace its origins to 1891...
. As of 2005 it had 67,000 members.
On December 2, 2005 the results of a membership ballot on a merger of AUT
Association of University Teachers
The Association of University Teachers was the trade union and professional association that represented academic and academic-related staff at pre-1992 universities in the United Kingdom...
and NATFHE was announced. The merger was supported by 79.2% of AUT and 95.7% of NATFHE members who voted. The two unions amalgamated on 1 June 2006, and then entered a transitional year until full operational unity is achieved in June 2007. The new union is called the University and College Union
University and College Union
The University and College Union is a British trade union formed by the merger in 2006 of the Association of University Teachers and the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education ....
(UCU).
Until the merger, AUT and NATFHE members in higher education were involved in ongoing 'action short of a strike' - including boycotting setting and marking exams and other coursework in universities and this action continued under the UCU banner. AUT and NATFHE rejected an offer of 12.6% over three years which was made on the 8th of May, and a further offer of 13.12% over three years made on 30 May,. Concerns grew that students might not be able to graduate in 2006 until the industrial action was suspended at midnight on June 7 while members were balloted on a new offer,.
On the last day of its final conference NATFHE passed motion 198C, a call to boycott Israeli academics
Academic boycotts of Israel
Proposals for an academic boycott of Israel have been inspired by the historic academic boycotts of South Africa which were an attempt to pressure South Africa to end its policies of Apartheid....
who did not vocally speak out against their government. This was met with criticism from the Anti-Defamation League
Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...
, a representative of the British Government, Nobel laureates and even the AUT
Association of University Teachers
The Association of University Teachers was the trade union and professional association that represented academic and academic-related staff at pre-1992 universities in the United Kingdom...
.
General Secretaries
- 1904: J. Wilson
- 1908: P. Abbott
- 192x: J. Wickham Murray
- 1941?: William Evans
- 195x: A. E. Evans
- 1955: Ernest Arthur Seeley
- 1960: Edward BrittonEdward BrittonEdward Britton was a British trade union leader.Britton studied at Bromley Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he edited the Cambridge Review. On graduating, he was unemployed for six months. He found work as a teacher, and immediately joined the National Union of Teachers...
- 1969: Tom DriverTom DriverTom Driver was a British trade unionist.Born in Kexborough near Barnsley, Driver studied at the University of Sheffield, where he edited the student newspaper, ran the Socialist Club, and joined the Communist Party of Great Britain...
- 1979: Peter Dawson
- 1989: Geoff Woolf
- 1994: John Akker
- 1997: Paul MackneyPaul MackneyPaul Mackney is a British educator and trade union leader. From 1997 to 2006, he was General Secretary of the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education...
External links
- NATFHE official website