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United Faculty: So what's the benefit to me?

Individualism is a great thing in our country, but sometimes it's no fun to stand alone.

Members of United Faculty of Eastern are part of an association that helps level the field when dealing with administrators on tough or uncomfortable issues. UFE is our voice to help ensure increased salaries, equitable job assignments and fair contracts.

UFE provides our members with expertise and experienced support for contract negotiations, grievances and discipline issues. Research experts offer assistance with budget analyses that often debunk administrative funding excuses. Members benefit from legal representation to defend academic freedom and costs for job-related actions, plus a million-dollars in professional liability insurance protection. Professional staff in United Faculty of Washington State and its national peer groups, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, advocate for increased education funding and serve as a watchdog and advocate for changes in education policy.

Members also can access relevant resources and publications: AFT/NEA and WFT/WEA publish a variety of journals, newsletters and reports containing information and data about higher education.

• AFT Publications: http://www.aft.org/publications/index.html
• AFT Higher Education reports and policy statements: http://www.aft.org/higher_ed/publications/reports_policy.html
• For more Benefit Information Online -- Please see the AFT Benefits Page or the WEA Benefits Page

Perhaps most importantly, however, is that UFE offers a way for us to speak with a common voice. When faculty members transform individual views into the unified body of UFE, we are no longer easily ignored.

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