Penubuhan Kesatuan Guru-guru Malaya
Hari ini dalam tahun 1947, Malayan Teachers' Union (Kesatuan Guru-guru Malaya) telah ditubuhkan di Kuala Lumpur. Mesyuarat penubuhan tersebut telah dihadiri oleh wakil-wakil dari kesatuan guru-guru dari Singapura, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Penang dan Pahang. Dalam mesyuarat itu H. N. Balhatchet, Presiden Singapore Teachers' Union telah berkata:
"At this time of the political awakening of the peoples of Malaya, we teachers have a very important and responsible part to play in shaping of the minds of the future citizens of a self-governing Malaya. We cannot play this role successfully under the present terms of service unless we organise ourselves and unite to work together in a unified education service."
Untuk maklumat lanjut berkenaan perjuangan kesatuan guru-guru sebelum merdeka, sila rujuk buku Kua Busan "Teachers Against Colonialism in Post-War Singapore and Malaya", INSAN 2007.
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