NEA Today, April 1st, 2000
Things didn't look good for NEA members in Omaha last September. Contract talks on the pay hike they were seeking seemed to be dragging endlessly.
But the Omaha Education Association turned that bad situation around, and how it did demonstrates a principle used by many successful NEA affiliates: Don't go it alone!
Teachers in Omaha had a strong case for higher pay. With nearly half of the current staff set to retire over the next decade, the district needs to attract new teachers.
That will be difficult. Test scores in Omaha may be high, but Omaha salaries are only slightly above the Nebras...
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