The Santa Rosa Education Association is affiliated with the Florida Education Association (FEA), which represents more than 140,000 teachers, education staff professionals, higher education faculty and graduate assistants, students and retirees.

FEA is affiliated with two national unions: the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA). Santa Rosa EA members have access to the full range of member benefits provided by all three unions.

• The National Education Association, nation’s largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA’s 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.
• The American Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, was founded in 1916 and today represents 1.6 million members in more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide.
• The AFL-CIO is the umbrella federation for U.S. unions, with 56 unions representing 12.5 million working men and women.

Your membership connects you to more than 3 million public school employees across the nation and allows you to draw upon the experience and expertise of your fellow educators.