Locked-Out Union Staff Accuses NEA of Making 'Numerous Defamatory, Misleading, and Outright False Statements'
The nation's largest union, the NEA, has not only locked out its unionized staff, it canceled their benefits as well.
By Peter List, Editor | July 14, 2024
Last week, following a three-day strike by the National Education Association Staff Organizations (NEASO), a union representing staff at the National Education Association (NEA)—the nation’s largest labor union—the NEA decided to lock out the unionized workers.
“To best protect the interests of our members, the Association, and our staff, we have made the difficult decision to institute a protective lockout,” an NEA spokesperson reportedly stated.
In addition to locking out its union staff, the NEA also cut off their benefits.
“Today we learned that @NEAToday is cutting off access to our FSA benefits,” the union tweeted on Tuesday. “Did NEA communicate this information to us? No. NEASO members only found out when they went to pick up critical medication and had to pay out of pocket for it. Absolutely shameful.”
On Thursday, Robin McLean, president of the NEASO, which represents the locked-out NEA staff, sent a strongly-worded letter to Kim Anderson, the NEA’s Executive Director, accusing the NEA of making “numerous defamatory, misleading, and outright false statements.”
Read the letter in full:
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