This document directs the NEA president and Executive Committee to develop guidelines to deal with mergers between NEA and AFT state affiliates before a merger of the national organizations. State mergers are pending in Minnesota, Florida and Montana, with talks continuing between New Mexico affiliates of the NEA and AFT 18 locals, such as Los Angeles Unified and San Francisco, have already merged.
Guidelines are in place for local mergers.
Sandra Feldman, president of the AFT stressed that while still committed to unity, she did not believe renegotiating the Principles of Unity would be appropriate at this time. For the second time in three years, the NEA leadership has gone on record favoring no time limit on abortions. And that objective is to destroy the political effectiveness of the NEA and its affiliates by undermining our membership base and by cutting off our source of revenue. Mobilize grassroots activists to prevent initiatives at the signature gathering stage. Fund for Children and Public Education.