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OEA member Adolfo Garza-Cano interviewed at state capitol

Your Rights & Workplace

We need the working conditions to succeed now—and ensure the next generation of educators joins us.
We believe in taking collective action to ensure the collective good. When we raise our voices, we help every educator get the support they need to join, stay, and thrive in our profession.
We need and deserve fair salaries and benefits. We need and deserve safe workplaces that respect who we are and what we bring to our students. We need and deserve the right to demand change. Let’s redefine the workplace—together.

Bargaining Strong Contracts

Fair pay and fair benefits ensure the best and brightest can join and stay in our profession–for that’s what our communities deserve.

Legal Support

OEA provides protection in the workplace by ensuring due process is followed and your professional rights are respected.

Workforce Crisis

The education workforce crisis didn't happen overnight, it's been decades in the making. We're fighting to address the root causes that are pushing educators out of the profession and blocking the next generation of educators from entering it.

Mediation Network

OEA’s Mediation Network provides peer-to-peer support in navigating conflicts in holistic ways.
Member Gloria Pereyra-Robertson
Through my union, I have been able to do a lot more things, build my network and access more resources.
Quote by: Gloria Pereyra-Robertson, Kindergarten Teacher
Members march down the street wearing red and carrying signs.

Together we're stronger. Together we're heard.

You belong in the movement! Join today to belong to the movement of educators and school staff fighting for the pay and working conditions we all deserve.

Speak Up For Students and Public Schools

When we act together and lift our voices together in unison, we can improve the lives of children.

What’s on Your Mind?

We’re here to help. Our community comes to us seeking tools (guides, reports, trainings, and more) to help answer everyday questions. We’re here to support you in whatever you need.
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Keeping the Promise of Quality Public Education

The Oregon Education Association (OEA) is a union committed to the cause of providing the basic right of great public education to every student. OEA represents about 41,000 educators working in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 public schools and community colleges. OEA’s membership includes licensed teachers and specialists, classified/education support professionals (ESPs), community college faculty, retired educators, and student members. OEA members also belong to the 3.2 million members of the National Education Association (NEA).