Scranton was one of the original eight locals to form the AFT
AFT Resolution 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF TEACHERS WHEREAS, the American Federation of Teachers was founded in Chicago, when eight
local unions formed the AFT and were granted a charter signed by AFL President Samuel Gompers on
May 9, 1916. The original eight local unions were the Chicago Teachers Federation; the Chicago
Federation of Men Teachers; the Chicago Federation of Women High School Teachers; the Gary, Ind.,
Teachers Federation; the Teachers Union of New York; the Oklahoma Teachers Federation; the
