NJEA resources & services
AR Handbook – 45
Services provided to our members
and affiliates
Through UniServ offices, NJEA
provides doorstep service to local
associations in the following areas:
• coordination of state-national
resources to the local, including
advocacy and leadership training,
membership recruitment,
professional development,
instructional improvement, and
human relations
• negotiation service to the local
• contract administration/
grievance adjudication
• member consultation and
individual service
• public relations and publicity at
the local level
• legislative/political activity
through local action
• leadership development skills
• local organization business
management and membership
promotion
Negotiations service
• negotiation training and materials
(e.g., verbal skills training,
sample agreements, etc.)
• advice on strategy
• development of proposals
• representation at the bargaining
table
• mediation and fact-finding
assistance
• maintenance of background files
on mediators, fact-finders, and
arbitrators
• preparation and presentation
of briefs and materials for
negotiation, mediation, and factfinding
• negotiation consultants available
to assist with negotiations,
grievance adjudication, and
organizational issues
• interpretation of research
publications
Grievance assistance,
individual service, and
consultation
• contract administration
assistance
• advice on strategy
• preparation of briefs and other
materials