US federal authorities have opened an investigation into alleged antisemitism in the nation’s largest teachers’ union, a Jewish legal advocacy group said on Monday.

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating alleged discrimination against Jews at the National Education Association (NEA), a union with more than 3 million members, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law said.

The Brandeis Center, which often files legal charges opposing antisemitism, filed a 297-page complaint with the EEOC against the union in April.

The complaint alleged violations of the federal Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a measure prohibiting employment discrimination.

The Brandeis Center charged the NEA with allowing a hostile environment for Jewish union members by denying them the ability to fully participate in union activities, denying opportunities to Jews in areas like mentorship and training, and allowing harassment and intimidation of Jewish educators.

The Brandeis Center told The Times of Israel that the EEOC’s Washington field office is carrying out the investigation.

An EEOC spokesperson, however, told The Times of Israel that, under federal law, charges filed with the agency are confidential, and the agency cannot confirm or deny any investigations.

An NEA spokesperson said the organization was “aware of the complaint and the coverage.”

“NEA does not tolerate antisemitism in any form and is committed to ensuring that all members and students, including Jewish members and students, can work and learn in a safe........

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