I’m reading The Hammer by Hamilton Nolan and got curious about how my local union relates to national groups.
North Dakota United
North Dakota United (NDU) was created in 2013 as a result of a merger between the North Dakota Education Association (NDEA) and the North Dakota Public Employees Association (NDPEA).
NDU is a state affiliate of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.
National Education Association
the largest labor union in the United States
American Federation of Teachers
The largest unions currently in the AFL-CIO [include the] American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
Apparently NEA and AFT are two “competing” unions with slightly different philosophies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Education_Association#Relations_with_the_American_Federation_of_Teachers
AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
the largest federation of unions in the United States