7 WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

1. Share information you receive from the VEA and your local with fellow Union members.

2. Attend your local school board meetings and bring fellow Union members with you. Tell your story during public comment.

3. Plan a meeting with an elected official (school board, city council, board of supervisors, House of Delegates, Virginia Senate) and talk to them about your work and what you need.

4. Reach out to your UniServ Office, local leaders, building reps, or UniServ Director about getting more involved in the Union.

5. Recruit potential members to join the Union.

6. Sign up to be a VEA online advocate. You can do this at the Union’s website, www.veanea.org.

7. Join VEA’s Political Action Committee and vote!•