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Our union is our members!
1 in every 100 Rhode Islanders is a NEARI member. We serve the state, in classrooms and colleges, libraries and laboratories, city halls, and state offices.
Rhode Island works because NEARI members do! Learn more about our different membership categories and our members.

Aspiring Educators

Aspiring Educators are pre-service teachers united together through our union. We are the leading voice for the next generation of educators.

Teachers

Classroom educators help children achieve academically and learn the skills they will need to be successful and productive citizens.

Education Support Professionals (ESPs)

As an Education Support Professional (ESP) employee, you know just how much your workplace colleagues and your students depend on you – and your fellow NEARI members do too!

Higher Education

The dedicated faculty, staff, and graduate workers of our Rhode Island's colleges and universities help students pursue their passions.

NEARI Retired

We're the organization that continues to fight for public education and for your rights in retirement. We can do more together than any of us can do alone.
President Valerie Lawson smiles as she looks down at a podium during a press conference on Lobby Day 2024.
Whether you’re a teacher, paraprofessional, custodian, professor, public health worker, or support staff: what you do really matters.
Quote by: Val Lawson, NEARI President
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NEARI members in the delegation photo at the 2023 NEA RA.

YOU are the union.

Together, we fight to secure higher wages, safe working conditions, and dignity and respect in the workplace. Learn how you can support your local in bargaining, protect your union rights, and strengthen your worksite.
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We are THE voice for one in every 100 Rhode Islanders. Learn more and get involved with your union!

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A labor union and professional organization.

Our Association is a remarkable blend of union and professional organization, with a proud history of serving Rhode Island. Since its inception in 1845, our members have been at the center of every struggle to advance the finest of American dreams: the promise of a quality public education for every child. One in every 100 Rhode Islanders is a member - chances are, you know us already!
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