Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1982 - 2011 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
- 1 linear foot
- Web archive
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 3457
Affiliated with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) NEA & AFL-CIO
The United College Employees of the Fashion Institute of Technology is the oldest higher education union in the nation. The Union plays an instrumental role in shaping the future of FIT while also regarding its history. According to http://www.uce-fit.org/committees.html, "The primary role of the UCE of FIT is to support collective bargaining as a means to strengthen and protect the core principles of due process, academic freedom and shared governance, and to promote the economic security, health, and safety of its membership."
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Scope and content
This collection contains correspondence, newsletters and Bargaining Agreements pertaining to the operations of the United College Employees of FIT union.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to physical records is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and College Archives. If you have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at fitlibsparc@fitnyc.edu or call (212) 217-4385.
Web archives can be accessed online: https://wayback.archive-it.org/13210/*/http://www.uce-fit.org/
Conditions governing reproduction
The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
- Original physical items in the collection can be accessed in Special Collections and College Archives at the Fashion Institute of Technology by appointment.
- The web archive can be accessed publicly online: https://wayback.archive-it.org/13210/*/http://www.uce-fit.org/
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Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin