What Florida Education Association does

The Florida Education Association is a non-profit professional association and labor union headquartered at 213 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1886, it is the state's largest association of professional employees and the largest labor union in the Southeast, representing 150,000+ members across 100+ local unions and service units spanning every Florida county. Its membership comprises PreK-12 teachers, higher education faculty and graduate assistants, education staff professionals (bus drivers, paraprofessionals, food service workers, custodians, administrative staff), retired educators, and pre-service education students. FEA is one of five 'merged' state associations affiliated with both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, and operates within the AFL-CIO and Florida AFL-CIO labor federations. Governance is democratic, with a Delegate Assembly, Governance Board, and elected officers (President Andrew Spar, Vice President Carole Gauronskas, Secretary-Treasurer Nandi Riley). Headquarters staff totals 135 employees.

FEA's product portfolio centers on membership services rather than technology. Core platforms include the eDues Portal (electronic membership dues collection, powered by Dwolla for payment processing and Plaid for bank data aggregation), the eAdvocate newsletter, and the MemberAssist concierge service for personal tasks. Advocacy infrastructure includes Session Toolbox (legislative session hub), Find Your Legislator, and Voter Toolkit. Programs comprise FYRE (Florida's Young Remarkable Educators, nearly 20 chapters) for early-career educators, Student FEA for pre-service teachers, FEA-Retired for retired members, and the United Faculty of Florida for higher education faculty. Member resources encompass Know Your Rights guides, Legal Services, Hurricane Resources, Professional Development, Teacher Certification support, and benefits discounts.

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring membership dues across four associations (local affiliate, FEA, NEA, AFT), paid via subscription-style annual billing. Go-to-market is community-led grassroots organizing through local union chapters, with marketing reach via the feaweb.org website, eAdvocate email newsletter, Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/YouTube channels, member spotlights, the annual Delegate Assembly, and the Human and Civil Rights Awards Gala. Following Florida's 2023 SB 256 law eliminating automatic payroll deduction for union dues, FEA has shifted dues collection to electronic direct payment via Dwolla/Plaid, achieving 100 consecutive recertification election wins with an average 94.3% YES votes as of 2025.

Name

Florida Education Association

Legal name

Florida Education Association

Website

https://feaweb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Florida Education Association is a Tallahassee-based non-profit labor union founded in 1886, representing 150,000+ Florida educators across PreK-12, higher education, and education staff segments through 100+ local unions, funded via recurring membership dues.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

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: FEA generates revenue through membership dues paid by educators. Members join through four associations: local affiliate, Florida Education Association, National Education Association, and American Federation of Teachers. Annual dues amounts are subject to periodic change by governing bodies. eDues system enables electronic payment of membership dues.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Florida Education Association is a non-profit professional association and labor union that represents more than 150,000 Florida educators through 100+ local unions. It provides collective bargaining representation, legislative and political advocacy, legal services, professional development, and member benefits (including the MemberAssist concierge service) funded primarily by membership dues paid through the eDues portal. The organization is dually affiliated with the AFT and NEA and operates as a federation of local affiliates covering PreK-12 teachers, higher education faculty, education staff professionals, graduate assistants, retired educators, and student educators.

Product overview

Florida Education Association is a labor union (not a technology company) that provides a portfolio of membership services to over 150,000 educators. The organization operates eDues Portal for membership fee collection, eAdvocate for communications, and MemberAssist as a concierge benefit. Its advocacy infrastructure includes Session Toolbox, Find Your Legislator, and Voter Toolkit for legislative engagement. Programs include FYRE for early career educators, Student FEA for aspiring teachers, and FEA-Retired for retired members. Member resources encompass Know Your Rights legal guidance, Legal Services, Hurricane Resources, Professional Development, Teacher Certification support, and Member Benefits. These services function as a unified union membership offering rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FYRE (Florida's Young Remarkable Educators): Program established in 2013 to engage early career educators through identifying and connecting their core values to FEA's union values of integrity, advocacy, respect and empowerment
• MemberAssist
• FEA-Retired
• Student FEA
• United Faculty of Florida

Products and services

• eDues Portal Online portal for FEA members to manage and pay union membership dues electronically, with automatic payroll deduction and electronic payment processing built on Dwolla payment infrastructure and Plaid bank account linking.
• eAdvocate Digital newsletter and advocacy communication platform delivering news, member stories, legislative updates, and action alerts to FEA members and supporters across Florida.
• MemberAssist Free concierge service for FEA members that handles personal tasks including benefits questions, insurance comparisons, appointment booking, travel planning, and local service referrals; the same service is valued at $948/year for non-members.
• Legal Services Emergency and long-term legal services for FEA members that protect employment rights, including representation in disputes with school administrators or the state.
• Professional Development Training and continuing education resources for FEA members covering leadership development, union training, and professional growth opportunities.
• Teacher Certification Support Member service helping Florida educators navigate teacher certification requirements and renewal processes.
• Member Benefits Program Collection of perks, discounts, and benefits available exclusively to FEA members, including insurance options, financial services, and lifestyle benefits.
• FYRE (Florida's Young Remarkable Educators) Early career educator program engaging new teachers through training, collaboration, networking, and union involvement opportunities; includes nearly 20 active chapters with 17 more in development across Florida.
• Student FEA Student organization representing future educators of Florida, preparing college and university students for careers in education while connecting them to union resources.
• FEA-Retired Retired educator network allowing retired FEA members to stay connected, continue advocacy for public education, and access retiree-specific benefits and programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 consecutive local union recertification wins with average 94.3% YES votes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEA is one of five 'merged' states affiliated with both AFT and NEA. AFT has a combined membership of 4 million educators. The affiliation provides access to national resources, advocacy support, and collective bargaining expertise.
• National Education Association (NEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEA is affiliated with NEA as one of five 'merged' state associations. NEA represents 4 million educators combined with AFT. The partnership provides access to national professional development, advocacy resources, and member benefits.
• AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEA and its local unions are part of the national AFL-CIO and Florida AFL-CIO, connecting Florida educators to the broader American labor movement and its resources.
• Florida AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level labor federation connecting FEA members to Florida's labor movement and advocacy efforts at the state level.
• United Faculty of Florida (UFF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFF represents higher education faculty and graduate assistants who are also members of FEA. The partnership provides representation for post-secondary educators in Florida's colleges and universities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Texas State Teachers Association: Texas's NEA state affiliate representing K-12 and higher-ed educators. Comparable as a large state-level education association providing advocacy, professional development, and member services, though operating in a right-to-work environment similar to Florida.
• California Teachers Association: California's statewide NEA-affiliated teachers association representing over 300,000 educators. Directly comparable as a large state-level education union/association with similar collective bargaining, advocacy, and member-benefit functions, though at substantially larger scale.
• Illinois Education Association: Illinois's statewide NEA affiliate representing PreK-12 teachers, ESPs, and higher-ed faculty. Directly comparable in mission, member segments, and collective-bargaining focus, with similar union density and statewide advocacy operations.
• Pennsylvania State Education Association: PSEA is Pennsylvania's NEA state affiliate serving K-12 educators and higher-ed professionals. Comparable in scale (~180,000 members), member-segment structure, and collective bargaining operations across a single state.
• Ohio Education Association: OEA is Ohio's statewide NEA affiliate serving PreK-12 teachers, ESPs, and higher-ed faculty. Comparable in scale, member-segment diversity, and operating in a politically mixed state environment that demands robust advocacy and bargaining capabilities.
• Education Minnesota: Education Minnesota represents approximately 86,000 educators and is a merged NEA/AFT-affiliated state association. Directly comparable in membership structure, mission, and the dual-affiliation governance model that FEA also operates under.
• New York State United Teachers: NYSUT is one of the same five 'merged' state affiliates of both AFT and NEA that FEA belongs to, representing over 700,000 education professionals in New York. Closest structural peer given the merged AFT/NEA affiliation model and similar collective-bargaining footprint.

Regional players

• United Teachers of Dade: UTD is the largest FEA local affiliate, representing Miami-Dade County teachers and a core strategic partner (Karla Hernandez led 2018 referendum for teacher raises). Comparable as a key local union component of FEA's distributed structure with similar advocacy and bargaining functions at the district level.

Broad incumbents

• National Education Association: NEA is the national federation parent of FEA and most state affiliates, with 3 million members nationwide. Comparable as the umbrella organization providing national resources, advocacy infrastructure, and member benefits that flow down to FEA through the affiliation relationship.
• American Federation of Teachers: AFT is the second national federation affiliated with FEA (merged-state structure), representing 1.7 million members. Comparable as a national-level education union federation providing collective bargaining expertise, advocacy support, and member resources to state affiliates including FEA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FloridaEA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/fea2123
• Facebookfacebook.com/floridaea
• Instagraminstagram.com/floridaea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/florida-education-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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