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Join UEA Today! You belong in the Movement!

UEA is Utah's largest public education employee association led by educators for educators. By banding together, we impact meaningful change for educators and students.

OUR MEMBERS CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITIES

UEA makes sure the voices of educators are actually heard. Together, we have successfully raised educator wages, improved working conditions, and increased public school funding. We can have an even stronger voice when you join us today.

My experience in UEA has helped me to truly believe that the arc of the moral universe bends toward truth, justice and freedom.

Quote by: Jeremy Reynoso, Elementary Teacher

Work for Justice with Us

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Becoming a member of the Utah State Education Association connects you with a movement of educators and school staff supporting each other. Our union advocates for the funding and resources that you, your schools, and your students deserve. This includes:

Using Our Collective Voice:

Salary and Benefits - Simply put, educators deserve professional pay for professional work — and the members of UEA are fighting to ensure you’re paid what you’re worth and for your benefits such as health insurance and retirement.
Respect - From the local school board to the state legislature, elected officials are making decisions that impact your schools — and our union has a seat at the table. UEA members are advocating for increased funding, raising respect for all public educators, and standing in solidarity to secure fair wages for every worker in our schools.
Collective Power - Being an educator can be stressful — but you’re not alone. UEA members have a support system of thousands of educators and UEA staff who live and work in your district. Together we advocate for improved working and student learning conditions. We join forces to move the issues that matter most to you and that affect your students’ lives.

Member Benefits:

Protecting Your Rights - In addition to professional liability insurance for all members, UEA protects and enhances educator rights by offering guidance, advice, and, if necessary, legal representation. In fact, members get access to the best team of education law experts in the state.
Professional Development - UEA is one of the largest providers of high-quality professional development trainings in the state. Take part in continuing education in everything from classroom management to teacher evaluations.
Leadership Training - Do you have big dreams to help your students and school? UEA has access to robust leadership training courses that will give you the skills to be an effective leader in your school, community, and state.
Member Discounts - Members can improve their buying power and take advantage of deep discounts on vacations, movie tickets, life insurance, cars and more with UEA Access, the Member Benefits program, and Horace Mann.

Together we're stronger. Together we're heard.

With more members like you, we’ll have a stronger voice so that we can secure real pay increases, change our workplace, and protect our rights.

Need more reasons to join? Here are the Top 10.

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I want to be the teacher that inspires someone to not give up. I want to be the reason why they want to come to school and it’s so much more than a grade on a piece of paper.

Quote by: Lindsey Larsen, 6th Grade Teacher

Inspire Students with Us

UEA members are as diverse as the students we represent, but united in our purpose: championing justice and excellence in public education. UEA members can belong to the movement in every phase of their career!

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Active Educators (Full or Part-Time)

Includes those possessing a bachelor degree or higher from an institution of higher education, holding the appropriate teaching license, and employed full- or part-time in a Utah public school. Also includes those pursuing a non-traditional teaching license or teaching in “technical trades” in secondary or post-secondary institutions.

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Aspiring Educators

Aspiring educator membership is available to students enrolled in teacher preparation courses in a Utah accredited public or private college or university and who does not have a teaching contract.

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Retired Educators

Retired Membership is available to former members no longer employed, at least forty-five years of age, who were employed at least five years in a position qualifying for Active membership.

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Reserve Membership

Former members of the association who no longer qualify for active membership, including those on a leave of absence, educators serving as teaching interns on partial salary, graduate students with a teaching certificate, or others not otherwise eligible for membership, may avail reserve membership.

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