Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Legislative Conference Delegates Lobby Legislators at the Capitol on February 28.

A historic agreement provides new ways for the 2.8 million members of the National Education Association (NEA) and the more than 9 million members of AFL-CIO unions to work together to strengthen and unify the union movement and meet the needs of working families.

The new AFL-CIO/NEA Solidarity Partnership agreement, approved by the AFL-CIO Executive Council Feb. 27, 2006, allows local affiliates of the NEA to affiliate with the national AFL-CIO and join the AFL-CIO at the local and state levels. Directly affiliated NEA locals will have the same rights as any direct affiliate of the AFL-CIO—including jurisdictional protection and representation and voting rights.

Photos - 2006 Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Legislative Conference