Member Benefits

As a member of BEA you enjoy the benefits of WEA and NEA membership as well.
Member Benefits include:

Power to vote on the Collective Bargaining Agreement (contract)
Power to vote on union matters (leadership, representation, building work conditions, etc.)
Chance ot connect and make relationships with educators in countless ways
Ability to be your building's union representative
Ability to run for an elected office for the union at all levels
Ability to serve on the annual Representative Assembly - the supreme governing body of the union - while joining up to 1,000 delegates at the state assembly and 10,000 at the national assembly
Subscription to We 2.0 (WEA magazine) and NEA Today (NEA magazine)
Ability to sign up for WEA-PAC - our polical action committee devoted to recommending and electing pro-public education politicans
Professional development (including certifications, teacher evaluation, standards, special education, advocacy and organizing, and more)
NEA Member Benefits (including travel, education, retirement, and more)
WEA Insurance plans at discount rates
For non-employment realted matters, Attorney Referral Program offers discounts on lawyers across the state
Access to WEA's staff and attorneys for any job-realted questions you have (certificaiton, unemployment, retirement, discrimination issues, etc.)
Reimbursement of attorney and legal fees if acquitted of criminal charges
$1,000,000 employment liability insurance policy for civil proceedings on job-related matters
Membership to a prestigious organization that advocates for public schools, school employees, and students