MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
It Pays to be a Member.
See How You Can Save.
When you’re a member of the Maine Education Association you are not
“in it” by yourself.
Members can rest easy knowing they’re part of the largest union in the state and also
the largest in the nation! With the power of the union behind you, there’s support,
comfort and security.
MEA Member Benefits
MEA Member Benefits play an important role in helping members save money while receiving top-notch benefits and services.
MEA Benefits Trust
As an educator, active or retired, you have access to some of the best health insurance on the Eastern Seaboard. The MEABT offers a variety of services.
National Education Association
As an MEA member, you also belong to the National Education Association (NEA). The NEA is the largest professional union in the country with more than 3 million members.
NEA Member Benefits
Through our carefully vetted, best-in-class programs and services, you can save on everything from auto insurance to travel.
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NEA Click & Save
This exclusive shopping service offers savings on brand name merchandise from hundreds of top retailers, online stores, and local merchants.
MEA Member Benefits
As a member you have what are known as Weingarten Rights. If at any point you feel you will be called in for a meeting that could impact your employment you have the right to ask for union representation, stating the following:
“If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my union representative, officer, or steward be present at this meeting. Until my representative arrives, I choose not to participate in this discussion.”
MEABT offers some of the best insurance available on the Eastern Seaboard.
MEA Health Plan-MEA Benefits Trust
The MEA Benefits Trust (MEABT) is committed to providing the highest level of health and wellness benefits at competitive costs for the benefit of all Plan participants.
MEA Dental Plan
Offered only as a negotiated contractual benefit and cannot be purchased on an individual basis. Call Northeast Delta Dental 800-260-3788 for more information.
With the MEA Dental Plan you are eligible to receive up to 35% off eye wear at participating optometrists, ophthalmologists, opticians, and optical retailers nationwide. Click here to locate a participating vision care provider convenient to you.
MEA members can save hundreds, if not more by using one of our preferred vendors:
- Horace Mann Insurance Auto
- CoverVantage Powered By USI Affinity Auto
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Auto, Homeowners And Renters Insurance
Tickets At Work-Company Code MEEA
Online discounts offering savings on everything from theme parks to shows to hotels. This discount service available to members only can save you hundreds on your next outing.
Under the Partnership for Caring, the MEA will assist local affiliates to meet exigent expenses of an unpredictable
nature incurred by members or their immediate families. Specifically, the MEA will match, dollar-for-dollar, up to
$1,500 in contributions raised by a local affiliate or combination of affiliates to meet such expenses.