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NTA EBulletin: November 19: Benefits
Click on the image above to send an email to Mayor Fuller, and, if you haven't yet, write your own postcard! Email Campaign to Mayor...
Mike Zilles
Nov 19, 202311 min read
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NTA EBulletin: November 18: Unit C Salaries
The sun came out today just in time for our members to do some community canvassing. Newton educators are volunteering their Saturday...
Mike Zilles
Nov 19, 20235 min read
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NTA EBulletin: November 17: Unit A Salaries
Phone Blitz! Email Campaign to Mayor Fuller We’ve been sending a steady stream of postcards to Mayor Fuller. Last Sunday I sent out an...
Mike Zilles
Nov 17, 20238 min read
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NTA EBulletin: November 12
Dear Colleagues, As most of you are probably now aware, the members of the Andover Education Association are on strike as of Friday,...
Mike Zilles
Nov 13, 20237 min read
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NTA EBulletin: November 3
Dear Colleagues, This week, I am going to give over most of this EBulletin to member voices. First, I want to give a shout out to our...
Mike Zilles
Nov 5, 202319 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 29
Dear Colleagues, In an email after our rally, I asked: "Will this move the needle?", answered: "maybe" and promised to analyze Dr....
Mike Zilles
Oct 29, 202312 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 23 Rally. We Rocked!
Dear Colleagues, It's hard to get a picture that shows just how many people showed up last night for our march and rally, so I took...
Mike Zilles
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 22
Dear Colleagues, Tomorrow, Monday, October 23, we will be rallying with our community allies at Newton North High School and marching...
Mike Zilles
Oct 22, 20234 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 15
Dear Colleagues, Next Monday, October 23, the membership of the NTA will be rallying at Newton North High School and marching from there...
Mike Zilles
Oct 15, 20239 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 9
Dear Colleagues, Below please find a negotiations update, as well as a rebuttal of Mayor Fuller's claim, in her October 6 community...
Mike Zilles
Oct 9, 20238 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 1
Campaign Actions and Timeline The Executive Committee of the NTA met last Thursday to chart the course of NTA actions over the month of...
Mike Zilles
Oct 1, 20236 min read
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NTA EBulletin: September 24
Click above to support your colleagues at the negotiations/mediation sessions. See below for more information. Dear Colleagues, I am...
Mike Zilles
Sep 24, 20236 min read
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NTA EBulletin: September 04: A Great Week for the NTA
Summer Farmer's Market Volunteers! Dear Colleagues, Labor Day! A day to celebrate our work and our solidarity! Our union had a great week...
Mike Zilles
Sep 4, 20233 min read
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Urgent: Do Not Attend Opening Day Rally and Convocation!
Dear Colleagues, As most of you are already aware, the NTA is calling off its planned rally for tomorrow. Instead, we are taking a...
Mike Zilles
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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NTA EBulletin August 25, 2023; Opening Day Rally; Work to Rule Guidance
Dear Colleagues, In emails they have sent out over the past few days, Superintendent Nolin, the Newton School Committee (Email: August...
Mike Zilles
Aug 26, 20235 min read
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Modified Work-to-Rule: Physical Classroom/Classroom Prep Edition
Dear Colleagues, In trying to come up with guidelines for classroom prep in the light of modified work-to-rule, several things hamper a...
Elizabeth Ross Del Porto
Aug 14, 20232 min read
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Important: Please Complete this Fall Action Survey!
Dear Colleagues, As I think you have all seen from my previous four emails, the school committee has committed itself to fight the NTA by...
Mike Zilles
Aug 7, 20234 min read
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Threatened Work Stoppages
Dear Colleagues, Below, as promised.... Threatened Work Stoppages So, the Newton School Committee is more specific in its remarks on our...
Mike Zilles
Jul 30, 20238 min read
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COLAs, Step Increases, and the Budget
Dear Colleagues, Below, as promised.... COLAs, Step Increases, and the Budget The school committee says: “We have been unable to come to...
Mike Zilles
Jul 29, 20239 min read
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Tentative Agreements with the School Committee
Dear Colleagues, I’ve heard from many members regarding the school committee’s original email to parents as well as our NTA response to...
Mike Zilles
Jul 29, 202310 min read
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