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  2. United Federation of Teachers - Wikipedia

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    The United Federation of Teachers ( UFT) is the labor union that represents most teachers in New York City public schools. As of 2005, there were about 118,000 in-service teachers and nearly 30,000 [2] paraprofessional educators in the union, as well as about 54,000 retired members. In October 2007, 28,280 home day care providers voted to join ...

  3. New York Shipbuilding Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters. Camden, New Jersey, U.S. The New York Shipbuilding Corporation (or New York Ship for short) was an American shipbuilding company that operated from 1899 to 1968, ultimately completing more than 500 vessels for the U.S. Navy, the United States Merchant Marine, the United States Coast Guard, and other maritime concerns.

  4. MV Empire Faith - Wikipedia

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    Empire Faith. Empire Faith was a 7,061 GRT CAM ship that was built in 1941 by Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Converted to a cargo ship in 1943, she was sold to a British company in 1946 and renamed Jessmore. In 1958, she was sold to a Panamanian company and renamed Antiope.

  5. New York City teachers' strike of 1968 - Wikipedia

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    Albert Shanker. The New York City teachers' strike of 1968 was a months-long confrontation between the new community-controlled school board in the largely black Ocean Hill – Brownsville neighborhoods of Brooklyn and New York City 's United Federation of Teachers. It began with a one day walkout in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville school district.

  6. 'Very homophobic': Teachers' union leader Randi Weingarten ...

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    Congressional hearings rarely descend into the kind of personal attack that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., waged against teachers’ union leader Randi Weingarten at a House hearing last week ...

  7. USS New York (BB-34) - Wikipedia

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    New York. (BB-34) USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class. Named for New York State, she was designed as the first ship to carry the 14-inch (356 mm)/45-caliber gun . Entering service in 1914, she was part of the U.S. Navy force which was sent to reinforce the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea ...

  8. Actors Fund changes name to reflect it helps all it ... - AOL

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    The organization's new name better reflects all the people it serves — anyone in theater, film, television, radio, music, dance, opera and circus. Actors Fund changes name to reflect it helps ...

  9. Category:Ships built in New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    S. Ships built in Sackets Harbor, New York ‎ (12 P) Ships built in Buffalo, New York ‎ (27 P) Ships built in New York City ‎ (6 C, 146 P) Ships built in Newburgh, New York ‎ (12 P)