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Your Rights in the Workplace

We need the working conditions to succeed now—and ensure the next generation of educators joins us.
We believe in taking collective action to ensure the collective good. When we raise our voices, we help every educator get the support they need to join, stay, and thrive in our profession.
We need and deserve fair salaries and benefits. We need and deserve safe workplaces that respect who we are and what we bring to our students. We need and deserve the right to demand change. Let’s redefine the workplace—together.

Educator Voice

Coming together with one voice, SDEA's advocacy ensures that we enhance student learning and improve educator working conditions–benefiting our students, schools, and the community as a whole.

Fair Pay & Benefits

Educators shouldn’t have to choose between following your passion and making a living.

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As part of our unwavering commitment to protect the rights of South Dakota's educators, SDEA provides an array of legal services to its members.

Union U

Using our collective voice empowers educators to make positive changes for our working conditions and our students. Unionism is about working together for the betterment of all. Union U is where you can learn more about your union and how you can help make it stronger.
CeCe Gorder
I joined SDEA for professional development and to advocate for our profession. The best part about joining SDEA has been creating a network for my profession and being able to bounce ideas off one another to better our teaching.
Quote by: CeCe Gorder, Kindergaten Teacher
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You belong in the movement! Join today to belong to the movement of educators and school staff fighting for the pay and working conditions we all deserve.
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When we act together and lift our voices together in unison, we can improve the lives of children.

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The South Dakota Education Association (SDEA) is a professional organization working hard for educators, so they can continue to work hard for our kids. SDEA members provide a wide range of professional education services in communities throughout the state.
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The South Dakota Education Association is a state affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

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