Category: Labor Unions

Widefield Education Association (WEA) is a member-governed organization. We have fair elections for officers and conduct ourselves transparently. For example, check out our financial information of our Pikes Peak region office. WEA is an affiliate of the Colorado Education Association, which publishes a ton of information about its operations. Find out about our legislative priorities… Read more

On this Labor Day in 2024, it’s important to remember the importance of labor unions. Labor unions have been the cornerstone of workers’ rights. From the early days of the Industrial Revolution to the present, unions have fought for fair wages, reasonable working hours, and safe working conditions. Without their relentless advocacy, many of the… Read more

The Association is made of up of teachers and paraprofessionals. We bring educators together to improve our lives: to fight for fair pay, to ensure that working conditions in our schools are good for staff and students, and to improve the skills and training of our members. Association members look out for each other, and… Read more

Public education has long been under attack from several directions: high stakes testing that drives school closures (1), voucher schemes that benefit private schools, and the channeling of state and federal funds to charter schools (2). Since the Pandemic Era, however, Billionaire groups and their Christian dominionist allies (3) have added a new strategy. They… Read more

Don’t buy into anti-union propaganda. Widefield Education Association (WEA) is a member-governed organization and part of the Pikes Peak Education Association. We have fair elections for officers and conduct ourselves transparently. For example, check out our budget: bit.ly/4empX7g. The Colorado Education Association publishes a ton of information about its operations. Find out about our legislative… Read more