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NEA Today, May 2025

Unions are more powerful when they work together! Play NEA’s interactive game to see if you can spot all the union allies in your neighborhood. In this issue, you'll also find out how cuts to the Department of Education will harm students and how educators who are pushing back.
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Meet the Union Members in Your Neighborhood

by: Mary Ellen Flannery, Annie Rosenthal and Mike Wiser May 1, 2025
In hospitals, city halls, fire stations, construction sites, factories, airports, grocery stores, and coffee shops, you’ll find your union siblings. Get to know them.
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No Bargaining Rights? You Can Still Win!

by: Sundjata Sekou April 2, 2025
If you live in a state without collective bargaining, you can still secure better pay and working conditions. Find out how these NEA affiliates are creating change.
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Fight for equity? Educators say YES!

by: By Amanda Litvinov April 1, 2025
The movement is: educators are pushing back against reckless cuts growing that would hurt schools everywhere.
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The Unsung Hero Behind Paid Family Leave

by: Joel Berger October 31, 2024
Fifty years ago, teacher Jo Carol LaFleur was the plaintiff in an historic Supreme Court case that struck down the common requirement that pregnant teachers leave their classrooms.

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