(June 2008) The National Education Association (NEA), the largest government-sector labor union in the United States, lost members in Arkansas in 2007, records show.
There were 16,528 Arkansas NEA members as of Dec. 31, 2007 according to a document posted by the union. The number represents a decline of 221 members, or 1.32 percent. The full document can be viewed at: http://www.nea.org/handbook/images/membership.pdf.
The following states and jurisdictions, including Arkansas recorded membership declines in the period.
Other -11.82%
Federal -3.58%
West Virginia -2.68%
North Dakota -2.11%
Louisiana -2.08%
South Carolina -1.71%
Mississippi -1.63%
Arkansas -1.32%
Indiana -0.49%
Delaware -0.47%
Rhode Island -0.42%
Ohio -0.39%
Virginia -0.37%
Maine -0.18%
Utah -0.17%
Nebraska -0.14%
Tennessee -0.13%
Missouri -0.04%
New York and the District of Columbia recorded the largest percentage membership increases in the period. NEA membership nationwide expanded 14.08 percent in 2007, the document shows.
