Bermuda Union of Teachers
Education workers union in Bermuda
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The Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) is a trade union representing education workers in Bermuda.
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Education for Responsibility | |
| Abbreviation | BUT |
|---|---|
| Established | 1919 |
| Founders | Edith Crawford, Matilda Crawford, Rufus Stovell, & Adele Tucker |
| Merger of | Teachers' Association of Bermuda |
| Type | Trade union |
| Headquarters | 72 Teachers Place 72 Church Street Hamilton HM12 |
| Fields | Education |
| Members | 900 (2004) |
Secretary General | Dante Cooper |
President | Jonathan Tankard |
Vice President | Crenstant Williams |
Recording Secretary | Jutkita Wilson |
Treasurer | Maxine Webb |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Amalgamated Bermuda Union of Teachers |
The union was founded in 1919, the first to be established in the country.[1] Its founders were Edith Crawford, Matilda Crawford, Rufus Stovell and Adele Tucker, who were inspired by the deaths of several colleagues who were struggling financially.[2]
Trade unions were not officially legalised in Bermuda until 1946, and the BUT was the first to register with the government.[1] In 1964, the union absorbed the Teachers' Association of Bermuda, which represented white teachers. As a result, the union renamed itself as the Amalgamated Bermuda Union of Teachers, but returned to its original name in 1997.[3]