Teachers’ Unions in New York State Take Steps to Merge

Another pair of teachers’ unions has taken preliminary steps to unify—this time in New York state.

Leaders of New York State United Teachers met last month to talk about a possible merger with the National Education Association of New York, but no decision was made, according to Dennis Tompkins, a spokesman for NYSUT.

“A number of issues are still to be resolved,” Mr. Tompkins said. The board of directors of the American Federation of Teachers affiliate plans to take up the matter again when it...

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