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Show 38 suggestions. To be sure, there are The AFT has the AFT and the NEA. still some differences between consistently insisted some degree boycotts called by other affiliates of the AFL-CIO, and this is the NEA says it cannot agree. new AFL-CIO.46 union which would be formed affiliate itself with the Also, the AFT presently supports to that any a with which policy Yet, while the NEA as a national organ ization has said it does not wish to affiliate with the AFL-CIO, it has formed and a coalition with the American Federation of State, County Municipal Employees which AFL-CIO. Three other is a organizations 700,000 member affiliate of the also members of this are coalition which is named the Coalition of American Public Employees. The purpose of the group is to work its members. It is on labor legislation favorable to likely that before long other public employees unions and/or associations will join this coalition. As a can great deal cent. It is be seen, over a the years with most of the certain of what event situation, however. or the teachers of America. individualized begging. such bargaining One is never events may occur which could alter the Perhaps teachers to return not re set for collective that this trend may continue until way of life with all changed change being rather quite clear that the trend has been negotiations and is the teacher association movement has only an economic catastrophe would to "collective begging," but cause even to Nevertheless, the style presently is for 46Ibid. 4711We Must Are All the Losers as Long as a Single Publ ic Employee 'Take it or Leave it, III NEA Reporter 14 (September 1975): 4. 47 |