PSEA is a community of education professionals who make a difference in the lives of students every day.
PEARL and Center for Professional Learning
M. Ed. Partnership Program through PennWest U.
Professional Publications Library
No one offers the kind of legal protections, professional development, and discounts on products and services like PSEA does.
Other organizations may say they do, but it just isn’t so.
✔ Membership in the largest and most influential public-sector union in Pennsylvania, where members join their voices to protect our pensions, salaries, benefits, and working conditions.
✔ Membership in the most powerful education association in Pennsylvania, where members join together to advocate for school funding increases, less time spent on standardized tests, school safety initiatives, protections from subcontracting threats, and better educator evaluation rules.
✔ Up to $1,000,000 in insurance, per occurrence, for civil matters and $3,000,000 in the aggregate through the NEA Educators Employment Liability Insurance Policy.
✔ Legal representation at no cost for any issues related to certification, license, unemployment compensation, employment discrimination, or retirement.
✔ $1,500 toward costs for any worker’s compensation claim and a 30 percent reduction in attorneys’ fees, where the member uses a PSEA-approved attorney.
✔ Up to $35,000 for criminal attorney defense fees for any investigation or charges related to employment, where you are exonerated or charges are not pursued, and $2,500 in up-front money to retain a PSEA-approved criminal defense attorney for any investigation or charges related to employment.
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✔ The PSEA Visa Signature® Credit Card with rewards and cash-back opportunities.
✔ The PSEA Mortgage Discount Program through AmeriServ Bank, offering low interest rates on mortgages and the PSEA Home Equity Line of Credit, offered through AmeriServ Bank, with no annual fee and an interest rate floor of 3.5 percent for PSEA Members.
✔ Savings of up to 50 percent on everyday purchases like dining, apparel, school supplies, movie tickets, hotel stays, and more.
✔ A 21 percent discount on eligible Verizon calling plans.
✔ The ability to provide input into negotiations of local association contracts that determine salaries, benefits, and protections on the job.
✔ The right to vote on the ratification of local association contracts that determine salaries, benefits, and protections on the job.
✔ The opportunity to hold local, region, or state office and influence the direction of your local and state associations and public education in Pennsylvania.