Since March 2007, 20 national and global organizations came together as Professionals for the Public Interest: Associations and Unions Defending Professional Integrity.  Our common focus: defending professional integrity against external pressures in the interests of the public.  We address that focus with our members, policymakers, and the public.

Our organizations include eight professional associations; 11 national unions; and the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE).  Collectively, we represent more than four million professionals.  Their disciplines range from the sciences and engineering to human services.  Each organization has endorsed a consensus statement, Defining Common Ground on Professional Integrity.  To date, the endorsing organizations are:

• Actors’ Equity Association
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Chemical Society
• American Federation of Musicians
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
• American Federation of Teachers
• American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
• American Library Association
• American Library Association-Allied Professional Association
• American Public Health Association
• Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-USA
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes
• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Association of Social Workers
• Office and Professional Employees International Union
• Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
• United Steelworkers