Passing the union torch
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On the Cover:
Union activism is all in
the family for veteran
Holt EA President Don
Johnson and his daughter
Kara Endsley, a first-grade
teacher in Grand Haven.
With unions under attack
by far-right ideologues,
MEA can remain relevant
by passing the union torch
to its newer members.
Photo by Rod Sanford
The MEA Voice is published for...
The MEA Voice is published for Melissa
Siebers, a sixth-grade science teacher
at Greenville Middle School, and the
nearly 160,000 other MEA members.
Starting her third year as a teacher,
Siebers is involved in her union,
serving as a building representative and
Greenville’s representative at Region 9
meetings. “I want to be involved in my
association to help meet the challenges
we’re facing,” Siebers said. “I think it’s
important to be part of the process that
helps improve our district.”