Labor Leaders at the Celebration of Merger
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Photo by EPA Newsphoto
Leaders of the movement for teacher unity met recently at the City University of New York Grad-
uate Center, 33 West 42 St. in Manhattan, to celebrate the merger of the two CUNY faculty unions,
the Legislative Conference and the United Federation of College Teachers, into the Professional Staff
Congress. Pictured at the ceremonies are (I. to r.) PSC Executive Director Arnold Cantor, UFT and
UTNY President Albert Shanker, PSC Deputy President Israel Kugler; American Federation of Teach-
ers President David Selden; PSC President Belle Zeller, National Education Association President Don-
ald Morrison and New York State Teachers Association President Thomas Y. Hobart.
Leaders of the movement for teacher unity met recently at the City University of New York Grad-
uate Center, 33 West 42 St. in Manhattan, to celebrate the merger of the two CUNY faculty unions,
the Legislative Conference and the United Federation of College Teachers, into the Professional Staff
Congress. Pictured at the ceremonies are (I. to r.) PSC Executive Director Arnold Cantor, UFT and
UTNY President Albert Shanker, PSC Deputy President Israel Kugler; American Federation of Teach-
ers President David Selden; PSC President Belle Zeller, National Education Association President Don-
ald Morrison and New York State Teachers Association President Thomas Y. Hobart.
Title
Labor Leaders at the Celebration of Merger
Description
This photograph was taken at the CUNY Graduate Center on 42nd St at a celebration of the merger of CUNY's two professional unions, the Legislative Conference and the United Federation of College Teachers, into the Professional Staff Congress (PSC). Pictured from left to right are: "PSC Executive Director Arnold Cantor; UFT and UTNY President Albert Shanker; PSC Deputy President Israel Kugler; AFT President David Selden; PSC President Belle Zeller, NEA President Donald Morrison; and New York State Teachers Association President Thomas Y. Hobart."
The presence of Shanker, Hobart and the presidents of the national labor organizations illustrates the pressures that were placed upon CUNY's formerly competing labor unions to merge.
The presence of Shanker, Hobart and the presidents of the national labor organizations illustrates the pressures that were placed upon CUNY's formerly competing labor unions to merge.
Creator
EPA Newsphoto
Source
Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Date
May 14, 1972
Contributor
Professional Staff Congress
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Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
Language
English
Original Format
Photograph
EPA Newsphoto. “Labor Leaders at the Celebration of Merger.”, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/455