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Fighting Back
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In Fighting Back Hanson examines the movement towards and eventual amalgamation of both parties into one with the creation of the transformation of two unions to the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario in the late 1990’s. The shadow of the most militant display of teacher resistance in the history of the province, Ontario’s public elementary teachers moved to end the partitioning of their membership by gender. While the elementary teachers’ unions of the past had often appeared to be more preoccupied with their differences than they had been with achieving gains through collective bargaining, the new union held the potential of a more focused militancy.
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Andy Hanson
Andy Hanson retired from teaching to write labour history. He lives in Toronto with his partner. In the 1997 campaign against Premier Mike Harris, he was a member of the local consolidated committee of five teachers’ unions organizing marches and rallies, co-ordinating picket lines, and communicating with members. After the men’s and women’s elementary teachers amalgamated, he was elected ETFO local vice-president and held that position for twelve years. Hanson received his PhD in Canadian Studies from Trent University in 2013.
