Since North Carolina prohibits collective bargaining by public employees,[1] the NCAE works as a professional development and advocacy organization.
[3] The history of the NCAE began in 1857 with the formation of the North Carolina Education Association.
[5] Just like the schools systems were separated along racial lines, so were the two education associations divided.
[7] After the Republicans gained control of the North Carolina General Assembly for the first time since 1870,[8] one of the laws passed included Senate Bill 727 which takes away the ability for school employees to have automatic deductions taken out for dues payments to the North Carolina Association of Educators.
[9] The NCAE claims that the Republicans specifically targeted their group for retribution with this legislation by using a late-night override of Governor Bev Perdue's veto.