NEASO Solidarity Center

Ensuring NEA Upholds Union Values

The National Education Association Staff Organization (NEASO) is more than just NEA’s staff union — it’s a safeguard to ensure NEA upholds its union values.

Our members fight every day to raise the standard of working conditions for educators. As the nation’s largest union, NEA has the opportunity, and responsibility, to set an example by being the type of employer we want for every worker.

We want a fair contract.

We expect NEA management to come to the table in good faith so that together we can create a contract that respects staff and the work we do, ensures staff can stay and grow within the organization, and adapts to the realities of the modern workplace.

NEASO members are united by our commitment. Commitment to our best work for NEA members, to the union values we share with NEA leadership, and to the vision we strive towards for public education, our members, and students across the country. 

Pledge your solidarity

We believe that solidarity is a verb! We hope you do, too.

Tell us how you’re willing to support our efforts to secure a fair contract that upholds our union values.

Show Your Solidarity

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We’re negotiating for our say, our day, and our pay.

Educators need their unions now more than ever. When our staff has the influence and capacity to shape the direction of our work we are better able to use our expertise to support our members. NEASO staff are experts in what we do, and we must have processes that ensure our voices are heard in decisions around staffing, workload management, and the hiring of contractors.

NEA needs a workforce that is able to be as mobile and flexible as the work we do. It’s time to expand the concept of the workplace to adapt to the realities of the 21st century and make policies that show trust in employees. Technology allows us to complete work in ways that were once impossible and we should adjust work plans accordingly to focus on the work being done rather than physical presence. As our definition of a workplace expands, we must also expand protections of worker physical, mental, and financial well-being.

NEA employs some of the most talented practitioners in our field, and we are passionate about using our skills to do the very best for NEA members. Investing in staff allows us to stay in our jobs long term, benefitting the organization as well as individuals. NEASO staff have invested their lives in the work to protect the future of public education. We deserve to be able to grow within the organization and retire from that work with security.

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