Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association

What Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association does

Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association (HCTA) is a labor union and 501(c)(5)-style member organization representing approximately 13,000 teachers and 3,400 educational support professionals (ESPs) employed by Hillsborough County Public Schools — the 7th-largest school district in the United States, serving more than 220,000 students across 250+ K-12 schools. Headquartered at 3102 N. Habana Avenue in Tampa, Florida, HCTA is the exclusive collective bargaining representative for both its instructional and ESP bargaining units and operates under negotiated agreements (current Instructional Contract 2023-2026 revised July 2025; current ESP Contract 2025-2028) plus a growing stack of 2026-2027 MOUs covering Schools of Need, Transformation Network, Transfer and Open Hiring, and Unit Loss/Reclassification.

HCTA's product surface is services-based rather than software-based. Core deliverables include collective bargaining and contract administration, grievance and member-rights representation, legal protection insurance through U.S. Legal Services ($16.90/month Family Defender plan), professional development through the Hillsborough Consortium for Technology and Education (CTechEd) — covering the ASPIRE! National Board Certification program and the ESOL Certification program — plus a member discount stack delivered via the FEA Access Card (350,000+ merchants, up to 50% off), AFL-CIO Union Plus, American Fidelity, Suncoast Credit Union, Bright Now! Dental, and other benefit partners. The organization operates no proprietary technology platform; member-facing tools consist of a website (hillsboroughcta.org), an FEA fasttrack join portal, a Google/Outlook-subscribable event calendar, a document repository, a Bonfire merchandise store, an ActBlue PAC donation portal, and Zoom-based townhall webinars.

HCTA is a member-governed, dues-funded organization affiliated with the Florida Education Association (FEA), the National Education Association (NEA), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the AFL-CIO — making Florida a merged state where members access combined AFT/NEA resources. Revenue is generated almost entirely through membership dues collected via payroll deduction (eDues program), with supplementary income from PAC contributions and merchandise sales; financial figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization is led by President Rob Kriete and Executive Director Brittni Wegmann, supported by a Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-President, ~30 staff including Organizing Specialists, Advocacy Specialists, a Member Rights Specialist, and a Bargaining/Research Associate, plus an elected board of district directors and FEA Governance Board representatives.

Name

Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association

Legal name

Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association

Website

https://hillsboroughcta.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association is a Tampa, Florida-based labor union that exclusively represents approximately 13,000 teachers and 3,400 educational support professionals in Hillsborough County Public Schools through collective bargaining, grievance representation, professional development, and member benefits.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: HCTA generates revenue through membership dues from teachers and educational support professionals in Hillsborough County Public Schools. Dues are collected via payroll deduction as documented in the eDues program and payroll deduction cards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HCTA is a labor union that serves as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for approximately 13,000 teachers and 3,400 educational support professionals (ESPs) in Hillsborough County Public Schools. The organization negotiates and administers Instructional and ESP collective bargaining agreements covering salary, benefits, and working conditions, provides grievance and legal representation, delivers professional development through the CTechEd consortium (ASPIRE! and ESOL certification programs), and administers member benefits including the FEA Access Card discount program, U.S. Legal Services legal protection insurance, and various insurance and financial service partnerships.

Product overview

Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association (HCTA) is a teachers' union serving approximately 13,000 teachers and 3,400 educational support professionals in Hillsborough County, Florida. The organization does not offer a unified software product but provides member services through multiple platforms and programs. Core offerings include collective bargaining representation (Instructional and ESP contracts), professional development through the Hillsborough Consortium for Technology and Education (CTechEd) which includes the ASPIRE! Program for National Board Certification and ESOL Certification Program, member benefits through AFT/FEA/NEA partnerships, and the HCTA member portal for enrollment and resources. Additional services include an event calendar with subscription capabilities, a document repository, and merchandise store. HCTA is affiliated with Florida Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, and National Education Association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HCTA PAC: Political Action Committee that collects voluntary contributions from Association members for political purposes including contributions to candidates for local office.
• CTechEd
• FYRE
• GREAT
• HCR-EMAC

Quantifiable outcome

• Collective bargaining has achieved salary schedules, benefits, and working condition protections for 13,000+ teachers and 3,400+ ESPs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Florida Education Association (FEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level affiliate representing approximately 140,000 teachers and ESPs in Florida. HCTA is affiliated with FEA for collective bargaining support, legislative advocacy, member benefits (Access Card program), professional development, and governance representation on the FEA Governance Board.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational affiliate founded in 1916, representing 1.5 million members in over 3,000 local affiliates. Florida is a merged state, so members benefit from combined AFT/NEA resources. Affiliated with AFL-CIO.
• National Education Association (NEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNation's largest professional employee organization with more than 3 million members. As a merged state, Florida members benefit from combined AFT/NEA resources. HCTA members access NEA member benefits and professional development.
• AFL-CIOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella federation for most U.S. unions with 56 unions representing more than 12 million workers. HCTA participates in AFL-CIO Working Family Lobby Corps (WFLC) for legislative advocacy.
• Hillsborough Consortium for Technology and Education (CTechEd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCTA was a founding partner in establishing CTechEd, later joined by HCPS. CTechEd offers free professional development for teachers with a 'by teachers, for teachers' philosophy, including ASPIRE! National Board Certification support and ESOL Certification programs.
• VoteYesForStudentsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdvocacy coalition for public education funding. HCTA links to voteyesforstudents.org from its website homepage.
• U.S. Legal ServicescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides exclusive legal protection insurance for HCTA members at $16.90/month. Covers 100% of attorney fees with no deductibles for housing, traffic, estate planning, family law, debt, and identity theft matters. Average member savings of $3,000/year.
• MemberAssistcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNew exclusive benefit for HCTA members offering concierge research and task completion services. U.S.-based experts assist with anything from auto help to vacation planning, provided through wallit.app.
• Tison Law GroupsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal assistance partner for HCTA members for personal injury and criminal defense needs, separate from the U.S. Legal Services benefit.
• Herdman & Sakellarides, P.A.supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal partner available to HCTA members through the Attorney Referral Program, providing free basic legal help and premium legal services.
• American FidelitysupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBenefits partner offering insurance products to HCTA members. Contact: 1-877-425-1104.
• Bright Now! DentalsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerDental benefits partner for HCTA members, available through union account representative Bill Jedrzejek at 440-409-5412.
• Creative BenefitssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBenefits partner for HCTA members, available through cbeducators.com.
• NTA LifesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLife insurance and benefits partner for HCTA members. Contact: 1-888-671-6771.
• Suncoast Credit UnionsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCredit union partnership providing financial services and discounts to HCTA members. Contact: 1-866-300-9382.
• OptavisesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBenefits support, advocacy, and enrollment assistance partner for HCTA members.
• Union PlussupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerAFL-CIO affiliated program offering discounts on legal help, home services, and other member benefits.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO is the umbrella federation of 56 unions representing 12M+ workers to which HCTA affiliates for cross-union political coordination (Working Family Lobby Corps). Not a direct peer, but the macro federation whose policy and lobbying infrastructure HCTA taps into.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): SEIU is a 2M+ member union representing public-sector and service workers, sharing the union business model HCTA operates. While focused on healthcare, janitorial, and government workers rather than teachers, SEIU mirrors HCTA's organizational dynamics at a national scale.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): AFT is HCTA's co-national parent in Florida's merged state structure, representing 1.5M members in 3,000+ locals nationwide. Comparable to NEA as a parent/umbrella organization providing shared resources, legal support, and benefit programs to HCTA members.
• National Education Association (NEA): NEA is HCTA's national parent affiliate and the nation's largest professional employee organization with 3M+ members. While not a direct local competitor, NEA provides the bargaining frameworks, member benefits infrastructure, and political machinery that HCTA directly depends on.

Direct peers

• Broward Teachers Union: BTU represents teachers in Broward County Public Schools, the second-largest Florida district and sixth-largest nationally. Closely mirrors HCTA's scale, model, and labor relations dynamics within the same Florida policy environment.
• Florida Education Association (FEA): FEA is HCTA's direct state-level parent affiliate representing approximately 140,000 teachers and ESPs across Florida. It operates the same union business model (collective bargaining, member benefits, political advocacy) at the state level and provides governance, training, and bargaining support directly to HCTA.
• United Teachers of Dade: UTD represents teachers in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth-largest US district. A direct AFT-affiliated local union operating in the same Florida legislative environment as HCTA, with analogous bargaining structure and member services.
• Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association: PCTA is the AFT/NEA-affiliated local union for teachers in neighboring Pinellas County, Florida. It mirrors HCTA's structure almost exactly: single-district exclusive representation, membership dues model, building representative network, and professional development programs, making it the closest geographic comparable.
• Orange County Classroom Teachers Association: OCCTA is the local union for educators in Orange County Public Schools (Orlando area), another large Florida district under the FEA/NEA/AFT umbrella. Operates the same bargaining, member benefits, and advocacy model as HCTA in a comparable large-district context.
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME): AFSCME is a major public-sector union with 1.4M members across state, county, and municipal employees, sharing the same exclusive-representation bargaining model, dues-based revenue, and political advocacy structure that defines HCTA. Highly comparable as a labor union archetype.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HillsboroughCTA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HillsboroughCTA
• Facebookfacebook.com/HillsboroughCTA
• Instagraminstagram.com/hillsboroughcta

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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