NEA Agrees to New Alliance With AFT
Three years after rejecting a marriage proposal, the National Education Association has agreed to “go steady” with the American Federation of Teachers.
Delegates to the NEA’s annual meeting here last week approved the creation of a new partnership with the AFT by a comfortable, though not overwhelming, margin. The “NEAFT Partnership” agreement, which AFT leaders almost assuredly will pass in a vote scheduled for July 11, launches an ongoing effort by the two groups to collaborate in projects ranging from education conferences to political and legal campaigns. It also promises to assist state and local affiliates seeking to forge similar joint ventures.
In the long run, the cooperation could ease the way for the eventual full- fledged merger that leaders of the 2.6 million-member NEA and 1-million member AFT have worked toward for almost 10 years. In the meantime, the partnership provides new opportunities for the two groups to present a united front in...
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