What Happened We rallied into negotiations supported by dozens of silent representatives. We had so many people we ran out of chairs! We presented our responses to the district - you can see our complete presentation here and the text of our responses here. The district provided no responses to any of our questions or … Continue reading 6/3 Rally and Negotiations
5/13 Negotiations Update
We are blown away by the support demonstrated at walk-ins this morning. THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS turned out across EVERY SCHOOL SITE to demonstrate our commitment to our contract proposals. We also had multiple members come and share testimony at last week’s rescheduled school committee meeting, attend the AFT MA State Convention, and help plan these … Continue reading 5/13 Negotiations Update
4/29 Negotiations Update
What Happened We were very pleased to see Ana Hernandez at the table, the chair of the School Committee. We’ve come to agreement on many items, including adjustments to funeral leave, personal leave, commencement leave, and religious leave, an alumni hiring incentive, snow days and PD for clerks, paid prep time for paras and educators … Continue reading 4/29 Negotiations Update
4/8 Negotiations Update
Hello CTU! I’m writing with the follow up to our negotiation session with the district on 4/8. The district has made movement on a variety of topics, but unfortunately little movement on the things that matter most to our members and our students, like paid leave, wages, and class size and caseload caps. For example, … Continue reading 4/8 Negotiations Update
Negotiations Update 3/25
The district put forward very few proposals, so negotiations will be tough and we will need member support to win the changes we need for our schools. Join us at district wide walk-ins before school on April 8th! Sign up here. If you’re interested in larger participation, please scroll to the next steps at the … Continue reading Negotiations Update 3/25
Chelsea Teachers' Union 