United Teachers Of Dade

What United Teachers Of Dade does

United Teachers of Dade (UTD) is a private, non-profit labor union that exclusively represents Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) employees — teachers, paraprofessionals, full-time clerical staff, and school security monitors — with a membership base of 25,000–27,000 across Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1930 as the Dade County Classroom Teachers' Association and formed in its current structure via the 1974 merger that created UTD, the organization is the certified exclusive collective bargaining representative for the covered M-DCPS workforce. Its core services span collective bargaining for compensation and working conditions, legislative and political advocacy (including successful 2018 and 2022 countywide pay-raise referendums generating over $2 billion in teacher pay and school safety funding), grievance and legal support, professional development, and a member benefits portfolio administered through partners including Solstice, Aflac, VSP Vision Care, U.S. Legal Services, and Beyond Med.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through recurring membership dues collected via E-dues (through the FEA portal), EdFed authorization transfers, and credit/debit card single payments; specific dues rates are not publicly disclosed. UTD is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Education Association (NEA), Florida Education Association (FEA), South Florida AFL-CIO, and Florida AFL-CIO, with the President serving on multiple governance bodies of these organizations. The organization is led by President Antonio "Tony" White, First Vice President Danni Boyer, and Secretary/Treasurer Mindy Grimes-Festge, supported by a small professional staff (11–50 employees) operating from a debt-free, union-owned headquarters purchased in 2020 in Miami Springs, Florida.

UTD's operating model is member-funded and member-governed, with no equity funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no commercial product platform. Its technology footprint is limited to a Wix-hosted website, social media channels, and self-serve dues-payment portals — there is no proprietary software, AI/ML capability, or data product. Distribution is direct to the M-DCPS workforce through worksite organizing, stewards, and digital enrollment channels; marketing relies on organic social, email, community events (e.g., Rally to Tally), and the President's monthly newspaper column.

Name

United Teachers Of Dade

Legal name

United Teachers of Dade

Website

https://utd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

United Teachers of Dade is a non-profit labor union representing 25,000–27,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools employees (teachers, paraprofessionals, clerical staff, security monitors) through collective bargaining, advocacy, member benefits, and professional development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor Relations & Union Management Training (EDABAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Development / CPD Requirement Administration for Licensure (EDADAJAL)

Keywords

• Teacher union representation
• Collective bargaining services
• Member benefits administration
• Education workforce advocacy
• Professional development for educators

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami Springs

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Union operates primarily through membership dues. Members pay recurring dues through various payment methods including E-dues (via FEA portal), EdFed authorization transfers, and single payment options for credit/debit card processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

United Teachers of Dade is a labor union that represents teachers, paraprofessionals, full-time clerical employees, and school security monitors employed by Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Its core service is collective bargaining on behalf of approximately 25,000-27,000 members, securing competitive salaries, protected benefits, and dignified working conditions, supplemented by advocacy, member benefits administration (healthcare, legal, vision, dental), professional development, and grievance support.

Product overview

United Teachers of Dade is a teachers' union offering a portfolio of member benefits and services rather than a commercial product platform. Core offerings include collective bargaining and advocacy services, supplemented by member benefit programs such as healthcare (dental, vision, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), professional learning opportunities, sick leave bank, affordable housing assistance, and retiree chapter membership. The union also provides a President's Grant (up to $1,200 for classroom innovations), stewards portal resources, and district information/forms for members. These services are administered through various third-party benefit providers including Solstice, Aflac, VSP Vision Care, U.S. Legal Services, and Beyond Med.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Enrollment Union membership program for teachers, paraprofessionals, full-time clerical employees, and school security monitors employed by Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Provides access to collective bargaining representation, member benefits, advocacy, and professional development.
• Collective Bargaining Services Union negotiation services securing fair contracts, competitive salaries, protected benefits, and dignified working conditions for educators through collective bargaining with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
• Healthcare Benefits Program Comprehensive healthcare benefit programs administered by third-party providers including dental (Solstice DHMO/PPO plans), vision (VSP Advantage, Solstice Clear 10), accident and critical illness insurance (Aflac), hospital indemnity insurance (Aflac BenExtend), legal and identity theft protection (U.S. Legal Services Family Defender and Identity Defender), and elective/cosmetic benefits (Beyond Med).
• Professional Learning

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2 Billion generated for teacher pay and school safety through referendums (2018 and 2022)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Solstice (Dental Benefits)minorOthers · 1 January 2024Administers dental plans including Standard DHMO, High DHMO, Standard PPO, and High PPO options for UTD members.
• Aflac (Accident and Critical Illness Insurance)minorOthers · 1 January 2024Administers accident insurance, critical illness insurance, BenExtend (disease/illness coverage), and hospital indemnity insurance for UTD members.
• VSP Vision CareminorOthers · 1 January 2024Administers vision plans including VSP Advantage and Solstice Clear 10 for UTD members.
• U.S. Legal ServicesminorOthers · 1 January 2024Administers Family Defender legal services plan and Identity Defender identity theft protection for UTD members.
• Beyond MedminorOthers · 1 January 2024Administers elective and cosmetic benefits for UTD members, providing cost-effective access to elective health services.
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Primary employer of UTD members. Collective bargaining unit. Multiple Letters of Understanding signed for programs including Summer Professional Learning Academy, School-Based Mental Health Professionals, Media Specialist Certification, Urban Debate League, Summer Youth Internship Program, and Head Start/Early Head Start Programs.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930National AFL-CIO affiliated teachers union. UTD President represents members at national level through AFT. Deep partnership in collective bargaining, legislative advocacy, and professional development resources including Share My Lesson platform.
• National Education Association (NEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930National education association representing teachers. UTD President serves on Executive Cabinet and Governance Board. Provides professional development resources and national advocacy support.
• Florida Education Association (FEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930State-level education association. UTD Secretary/Treasurer serves on FEA Governance Board and Chair of Membership Development/Internal Organizing Committee. Provides Target Tallahassee advocacy program and legislative support.
• South Florida AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930Regional labor federation representing workers across South Florida. UTD President serves as Executive Board Member. Coalition building for worker rights and collective bargaining support.
• Florida AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930State-level AFL-CIO labor federation. UTD President serves as District Vice President. Provides political action infrastructure including Tiger C.O.P.E. program for political contributions and expenditures.
• Miami Dade Branch of NAACPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930Civil rights organization partnership for advocacy on social justice issues affecting educators and students.
• Coalition of Black Trade UnionistsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930Coalition focused on Black worker representation and labor rights advocacy.
• A. Phillip Randolph InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930Labor advocacy organization focused on civil rights and economic justice.
• The Children's TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930Miami-Dade organization focused on children's services. UTD Secretary/Treasurer serves on the Board.
• League of Women Voters of Miami-DademinorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930Nonpartisan political organization. UTD Secretary/Treasurer serves as Education Chair.
• Florida Alliance of Retired AmericansminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1930Retiree advocacy organization. UTD Retiree Chapter membership includes this organization.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chicago Teachers Union (CTU): AFT-affiliated union for Chicago Public Schools educators. Directly comparable as a large urban-district teacher union engaging in high-stakes collective bargaining, political mobilization and member-benefit administration in a similarly contentious policy environment.
• United Federation of Teachers (UFT): AFT-affiliated union representing New York City public school educators. The closest large-district direct peer to UTD: comparable in serving a massive urban K-12 workforce with collective bargaining, member benefits and political advocacy, and facing similar bargaining dynamics with a single large district employer.

Regional players

• Boston Teachers Union (BTU): AFT-affiliated union representing Boston Public Schools educators. Comparable as an urban-district teacher union delivering collective bargaining, grievance support and member benefits, though serving a smaller district than Miami-Dade and operating in Massachusetts.
• Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA): NEA-affiliated statewide association representing Pennsylvania educators. Comparable as a state-level union providing collective bargaining support, professional development and legislative advocacy to locals, operating in a different state with different policy conditions.
• New York State United Teachers (NYSUT): Statewide NEA/AFT affiliate representing K-12 and higher-education educators in New York. Comparable as a large union providing collective bargaining, professional development and political advocacy, though operating in a different (more union-friendly) state.
• California Teachers Association (CTA): NEA-affiliated statewide teachers' association. Comparable in scale, representational scope (collective bargaining, advocacy, PD), and member-benefit delivery model, though operating in California rather than Florida and serving a more union-friendly state environment.
• Houston Federation of Teachers (HFT): AFT local representing Houston ISD educators. Comparable as a large urban-district teacher union in the same Southern/Sunbelt context as UTD, navigating similar political dynamics around teacher pay, school choice and union strength.

Broad incumbents

• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): National teachers' union and UTD's core affiliate. AFT provides UTD with national bargaining templates, legal resources and political infrastructure, and competes/coordinates with NEA at the national level — making it the closest broad incumbent peer for UTD's representational and advocacy model.
• National Education Association (NEA): Largest US teacher union and UTD's other national affiliate. Comparable as a broad incumbent delivering collective bargaining, professional development and political advocacy to K-12 educators, and directly competed with UTD's predecessor organization in Florida representation history.
• Florida Education Association (FEA): Statewide Florida teachers' union and UTD's state affiliate. Directly comparable as the state-level body providing legislative advocacy, professional development and bargaining support to Florida locals including UTD, operating in the same hostile policy environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@UnitedTeachersofDade1974
• Facebookfacebook.com/UnitedTeachersofDade
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/united-teachers-of-dade
• Instagraminstagram.com/unitedteachersofdade?igsh=eDY1a3B4MzgyZzhh
• Xx.com/UTD_AFT1974

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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