American Federation of Teachers

1. TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEES. 2. TO BRING THE LOCAL INTO RELATIONS OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, ITS STATE FEDERATION AND LOCALS. 3. TO FIGHT ALL FORMS OF BIAS IN EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION DELIVERY DUE TO RACE,CREED, SEX, AGE, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, SOCIAL, POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC STATUS OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. 4. TO ORGANIZE ALL EDUCATION WORKERS IN OREGON INTO ONE UNITED ORGANIZATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENTIRE EDUCATION COMMUNITY. 5. TO WORK FOR PASSAGE AND RETENTION OF JUST LAWS WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CLIMATE FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATION EMPLOYEES. 6. TO WORK FOR ADVANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IMAGE, INCLUDING PASSAGE AND RETENTION OF APPROPRIATE LAWS, WHICH WILL PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE ROLE OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND EDUCATION WORKERS IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY EDUCATION.