Individual and group representation by leaders and professional staff.
Professional counseling on professional problems.
Promotion of economic and professional benefits.
Exclusive Bargaining Agent in Employer-Employee Relations.
Negotiates salary increases and fringe benefits.
Professional programs: teacher education, standards, curriculum and instruction,
professional rights and responsibilities, human relations, legislation, public
relations, salaries, insurance and retirement.
Protection of teachers' rights and privileges under District
policy and State law, including legal consultation.
2. What does the CTA (California Teachers Association)
do for its membership?
On-the-job Liability Policy ($1,000,000) for each member for each occurence.
Increased welfare benefits through state legislation.
Legal services.
Increases in salaries through greater financial support from state legislation
and programs.
State research and information resources.
Protection from unfair legislation in education.
State consultants and individual representation.
Economic benefits in life insurance, auto insurance and leasing, discount
purchasing, theater tickets, liability insurance, and investments.
Public Relations: New releases, radio programs, television, television programs,
speaker service, and publications.
Weight of the State Association (over 330,000 represented
members) on local or individual problems.
3. What does the NEA (National Education Association)
do for its membership?
National recognition for research in education.
National representation in the U.S. Congress for federal aid to education
and legislation.
Protection and promotion of federal income tax benefits and allowances for
teachers.
Promotion of federal financing of teacher scholarship programs.
Protection of teachers in the use of copyright materials.
The only national spokesperson for the teaching profession in the USA.
Public Relations: New releases, radio programs, television and publications.
Economic Programs: Mutual fund investments, tax-sheltered annuities, life
insurance, auto leasing.
National NEA Publications.
4. What has
the CTA done for public education?
In the past ten years
CTA has been responsible for two significant changes in California's public
education. Thousands of CTA members worked hard to qualify and pass a school
fund inititive. Success! Prop 98 guarantees education the first 40% of state
revenues. The second CTA success was the state wide media campaign to reduce
class size. The pay-off is class size reduction in grades K-3. CTA lobbyists
work to protect education funding and teachers' rights. CTA recently won
significant increases in teachers' retirements.
5. Why join
the OUEA?
Orange Unified Education
Assn. is an affiliate of the 2.2 million member National Education Association
and the 330,000 member California Teachers Association. Join OUEA and become
a member of a local, state, and national organization that protects teachers'
rights and promotes the improvements of public education.
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