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Together, we are winning higher salaries, improvements in our everyday lives, and the amazing, fully-funded schools that our students and communities deserve. And it all starts with becoming a union member.
AEA Members Are Working Together to Make Positive Change
The Arizona Education Association (AEA) is the labor union for Arizona public school educators. We are more than 22,000 people—librarians, custodians, cafeteria workers, counselors, classroom teachers, and more —who believe in public education and care deeply about the work we do each day. Being part of our union gives you the power you need to make a positive impact for your students, your community and yourself.
Whether you need support or are ready to make change, your union is the place to start.
As union members, we work together to ensure that educators have what we need to thrive, and that our students get the opportunities and education that they deserve.
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Our journey began more than a century ago. Yours starts now.
We’ve spent decades working for students and educators—but, there’s still more to do. Like our progress during the civil rights and women’s rights movements, we need to dig in and speak up for the students and educators who are still facing inequality every day.
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Educators need to be at the table when decisions are made that affect us, our colleagues and our students.
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No one understands the challenges facing schools better than educators. We are the ones spending long hours there every day! By being part of your union, you can help push forward solutions, whether that's at your workplace, in your school district, or at the Arizona State Capitol.
— Marisol Garcia, AEA President
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Low salaries, underfunded classrooms and a lack of respect are causing far too many educators to leave Arizona or the profession. Our students and colleagues deserve better!
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Education justice means that every student in the public education system has enough resources, has enough opportunities to focus on education. It means that teachers are paid enough, that we have enough counselors, and that support staff are making enough so they don’t have to worry about living paycheck to paycheck.
— Hugo Arreola, Phoenix Union Classified Employees Association, Computer Lab Technician
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