In 1989 the North Dakota Public Employees Association took a bold step and affiliated itself with the American Federation of Teachers. It was a bold step, then, taken in the right direction, combining resources, voices and manpower together, to become a more powerful force, and one that could effectively promote the well-being of all its members.
On Feb. 2, 2013, delegates representing all of our chapters across the state will gather for a special Delegate Assembly in Bismarck, and will again have the opportunity to strengthen our union and change history by voting to merge with the North Dakota Education Association to form North Dakota United.