Oscar Weil was a career high school and college English and history teacher with degrees from McKendree College in Illinois and Washington University in Missouri who became executi...view moreOscar Weil was a career high school and college English and history teacher with degrees from McKendree College in Illinois and Washington University in Missouri who became executive director of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. He led in organizing teachers’ unions and bargaining strike settlements and contracts, often in defiance of courts. He was also a lobbyist for teachers and an official of other union groups.view less