Purpose

Originally written in the 1990s but unpublished, the paper is now revised; the purpose of this paper is to examine the context of the formation of the Educational Workers League of NSW in 1931 with particular emphasis on the NSW Crown Employees (Teachers) Conciliation Committee and the enactment of its agreement in the worsening economic conditions of the Depression. The aims, reception and possible influence of the League on Federation policy and practice are addressed.

Design/methodology/approach

Primary source material consulted includes the minutes of the Conciliation Committee’s sittings from September 1927 to July 1929; papers relating to the Educational Workers League held in the Teachers Federation Library; and the Teachers Federation journal, Education.

Findings

The Conciliation Committee’s proceedings and outcomes had far reaching implications. The resultant salary agreement received a hostile reception from assistant teachers and fuelled distrust between assistants and headmasters. As economic depression deepened, dissatisfaction with the conservative leadership and tactics of the Federation increased. One outcome was the formation of the radical, leftist Educational Workers League by teachers, including Sam Lewis, who would later play key roles within the Federation itself.

Originality/value

While acknowledging the extensive earlier work of Bruce Mitchell, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of teacher unionism and teacher activism in the 1920s and 1930s. Apart from brief attention by Federation historians in the 1960s and 1970s, there has been no history of the formation, reception and significance of the Educational Workers League.

中文翻译：

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新南威尔士州教师联合会，1927-1929年的调解委员会和教育工作者联盟的成立

目的

最初写于1990年代，但未出版，现在进行了修订。本文的目的是研究1931年新南威尔士州教育工作者同盟的形成背景，尤其着重于新南威尔士州官方雇员（教师）调解委员会及其在大萧条时期日益恶化的经济条件下达成的协议。阐述了联盟对联邦政策和实践的目标，接受程度以及可能产生的影响。

设计/方法/方法

查阅的主要原始资料包括1927年9月至1929年7月调解委员会的会议记录；在教师联合会图书馆中举行的有关教育工作者同盟的论文；以及《教师联合会》杂志《教育》。

发现

调解委员会的议事程序和结果具有深远的影响。由此产生的薪金协议受到了助理老师的敌意接待，加剧了助理和校长之间的不信任。随着经济萧条的加深，对联邦保守党派领导和策略的不满情绪加剧。结果是，包括萨姆·刘易斯（Sam Lewis）在内的教师组成了激进的左翼教育工作者联盟，后者后来在联邦内部发挥了关键作用。

创意/价值

在承认布鲁斯·米切尔（Bruce Mitchell）早期的广泛工作的同时，本文有助于对1920年代和1930年代的教师工会和教师行动主义有更深入的了解。除了在1960年代和1970年代受到联邦历史学家的短暂关注之外，还没有教育工作者联盟的成立，接受和意义的历史。