Standing strong for our members
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On the Cover:
MEA officers and the 84-member
MEA Board of Directors vow that
MEA will come back stronger
than ever in the aftermath of
recent legislative attacks against
our union, MESSA and MEA’s
more than 160,000 members.“We’re going to be better than
we ever were,” asserted MEA
President Iris K. Salters (front
row, third from right).
Photo by David Trumpie.
The MEA Voice is published for...
The MEA Voice is published for
Susan Bennett, a teacher at the
Mackinac Island Public School,
and more than 160,000 other
MEA members. Bennett, who
has been active in her local
association, knows the value of
collective bargaining. Collective
bargaining rights for all public
school employees remain intact,
even though the Legislature
and Gov. Jennifer Granholm
passed laws that impact health
insurance, future employees’
retirement and the school
calendar.