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Phone: (503) 645-6776
Fax: (503) 645-5948

President: Jill Golay
(503) 645-6776 x2507
(503) 709-7073

OEA Consultant: Sarah Moskoff
(503) 645-6776 x2506

OEA Office Staff: Mel Harmon
(503) 645-6776 x2505

Why Join a Union?

Without a union, employers can change your pay and working conditions at any time as long as they do not violate certain laws, like the minimum wage. Once you form a union, your employer cannot make changes in your working conditions unless they are negotiated with you as union members.

A 2011 study of teachers unions found that collective bargaining increased starting salaries by 3.9 percent, and added an additional 5.4 percent over the first five years of a teacher’s career.

HEA is the local affiliate of the Oregon Education Association and the National Education Association. HEA is also a member of the Washington County UniServ Council .