10.2190/94B6-NAC3-T9C5-T8NN 94B6NAC3T9C5T8NN 0 THE AFL-CIO LEADERSHIP'S VIEWS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, 1956-1970 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=94B6NAC3T9C5T8NN 4 VICTOR G. DEVINATZ From 1956 to 1970, a crucial period for the growth of public sector unionism, the AFL-CIO leadership adopted different strategies for promoting collective bargaining among federal government employees and among public school teachers. For federal sector employees, the AFL-CIO leadership argued in favor of passing and enforcing legislation that would provide these government employees with the same protection that was enjoyed by employees working in the private sector. For public school teachers, the AFL-CIO leadership emphasized that it was in the best interest of the public and necessary for the survival and growth of the public educational system to encourage both the unionization and the implementation of collective bargaining among all public school teachers.