Building Effective Locals
OEA’s most valuable resources are the people who make it strong – its members and leaders.
OEA can and must…
- set the pace as a union: focusing on and responding to shifting demands, practicing collaborative and visionary leadership, and highly valuing its employees and partners;
- perform with efficiency and effectiveness: responding to affiliate and member needs in effective ways that make them better at their jobs, make them proud of their work, and contribute to their success in meeting stated goals;
- engage the education community: building strong partnerships across the state to fund and promote high-quality schools;
- build strong and effective affiliates: engaging members through collective action, strong advocacy, political action, and profession building;
- advocate for its members: ensuring that education employees are recognized as professionals, are fairly compensated, and are provided the developmental support they need to be experts in their fields;
- foster pride in and affiliation with Association for members, employees, and partners.