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NTA Ebulletin January 23, 2022
In this issue: Bargaining Proposal Letter to Mayor Regarding Vaccine Stipends MTA All Membership Meeting Monday Fair Share Amendment...
Mike Zilles
Jan 23, 20225 min read
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NTA EBulletin December 19, 2021
Staffing, coverage, student behavioral and social and emotional challenges, too little time, low morale: The difficulties that educators...
Mike Zilles
Dec 19, 20213 min read
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NTA EBulletin December 12, 2021
In this issue: "What We Need" Survey Community Outreach "What We Need" Survey Chris and I continue to work on analyzing the data from the...
Mike Zilles
Dec 12, 20212 min read
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NTA EBulletin, May 23, 2021
In this post: General Membership Meeting Summer Lump Sum Payment: Deadline for Decision, Friday, May 28th Reminder: Health and Dental...
Mike Zilles
May 23, 20213 min read
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NTA EBulletin, May 16, 2021
In this post: General Membership Meeting Summer Lump Sum Payment General Membership Meeting The NTA will hold a General Membership...
Mike Zilles
May 16, 20212 min read
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NTA EBulletin, May 9, 2021
In this post: General Membership Meeting Stop Gun Stores in Newton Hope you are enjoying the great weather on this beautiful Mother's...
Mike Zilles
May 9, 20211 min read
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NTA EBulletin, May 2, 2021
In this issue: Spring Planning/MOA Fall Planning New High School Schedule and Late Start Time High School Joint Oversight Committee...
Mike Zilles
May 2, 20213 min read
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NTA EBulletin, April 11, 2021
In this post: Spring and Fall Planning Remote Accommodations Open Enrollment for MTA Disability Insurance When will it end!? How many...
Mike Zilles
Apr 11, 202110 min read
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NTA EBulletin, March 28, 2021
NTA General Membership Meeting We have scheduled a General Membership Meeting for Wednesday, March 31st, beginning at 5:15 p.m., to...
Mike Zilles
Mar 28, 20215 min read
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NTA EBulletin, March 21, 2021
NTA General Membership Meeting The School Committee will vote on our tentative agreement at its March 22nd meeting. They introduced the...
Mike Zilles
Mar 21, 20214 min read
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NTA EBulletin, March 14, 2021
We need your advocacy again, in the form of an email campaign, to convince the district's leaders to compensate teachers for the extra...
Mike Zilles
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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NTA EBulletin February 21, 2021
Dear Colleagues: I hope that all of you had a restful break. A year ago I actually took a vacation and travelled to warmer climes. Now...
Mike Zilles
Feb 21, 20216 min read
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NTA EBulletin February 15, 2021
I will send the new content for this week's EBulletin on Sunday, February 21. I hope you all have a restful and safe break. Super Bowl...
Mike Zilles
Feb 14, 20211 min read
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NTA EBulletin December 6, 2020
We are in a most difficult place right now. Please bear with me; what I offer you here is not just a recitation of those difficulties,...
Mike Zilles
Dec 6, 20208 min read
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NTA EBulletin November 24, 2020
There are now three vaccines that have shown very promising results, and it is likely that health care workers as well as seniors who...
Mike Zilles
Nov 25, 20206 min read
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NTA Ebulletin October 25, 2020
Negotiations Update Below please find links to a narrated PowerPoint presentation explaining the tentative agreement on reopening...
Mike Zilles
Oct 25, 20201 min read
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July 12 EBulletin
Things are moving rapidly nationally, at the state level, and locally, and these developments set the context for our ongoing...
Mike Zilles
Jul 12, 202020 min read
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May 10, 2020 EBulletin
I hope all is well, and that everyone is surviving these times. Like all of you, this just seems to go on and on--with no clear end in...
Mike Zilles
May 10, 20205 min read
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Benefits Explanation: Family Illness Days
In the previous two posts, I explained two types of paid leaves: (1) the use of sick days to care for oneself when ill or injured, and...
Mike Zilles
Jan 26, 20202 min read
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Benefits Explanation: Leaves of Absence with Pay, or "Other" Days
Unit A and B, Article 7, Unit C, Article 9, and Unit E, Article 6—all the same— is called "Leaves of Absence with Pay." This article...
Mike Zilles
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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