American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The AAUP is a national organization (with local chapters) for college and university professors. The organization's primary concerns are with principles of academic freedom, tenure policies, and salaries and economic benefits. In cases of
departure from their principles, the violating institutions are censured by the organization. Members are informed of new developments in the AAUP Bulletin published at the following address: Publications Office, AAUP Bulletin, Suite 500, One Dupont Circle, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20036. The summer issue of the AAUP Bulletin contains a detailed study of the economic status of the profession.
American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The AFT is connected with the AFL-CIO. As teachers have become more militant in their demands for higher salaries, increased benefits, and improved working conditions, membership in AFT has risen. Membership in the AFT is highest in metropolitan areas and among younger teachers. The AFT is making attempts to move into college and university teaching. The rivalry between the AFT and the NEA is quite strong. The organizational framework includes national, state, and local groups. The AFT publishes the American Teacher, a journal devoted to labor news related to education. The journal is published at 1012 14th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20005.
National Education Association (NEA). The NEA is a national organization to which state and local groups belong. It is the largest organization of educators. The competition with the AFT has caused the organization to adopt a more militant position with regard to many issues in education. There have been suggestions that the AFT and the NEA merge. Two major stumbling blocks have prevented a merger to this point: (1) The AFT's affiliation with the AFL-CIO, and (2) the fact that administrative personnel may not join the AFT. Both organizations are concerned with the problems facing teachers and education. The NEA publishes Today's Education, a journal dealing with current problems in the classroom and in education. The address is 1201 16th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20036.