Haverhill Education Association

Sisters and Brothers, Our weekly Joint Stakeholder Coronavirus Response Team just concluded. An additional 2 students have tested positive from 11/12 to 11/18 and were in school during their infectious period. 12 other new positive cases were not in school during their infectious period. 3 additional staff members tested positive and had been in school […]

ESP Bargaining Restart Update #3 It was a happy accident that tonight’s ESP contract bargaining meeting took place on National Educational Support Professionals Day! All of us on the Executive Committee want to thank our dedicated ESPs for all you do to make public education possible. Tonight was yet another respectful, positive, and productive session […]

Rank-and-File Members Needed for HEA Committees While this year has brought no shortage of crises for the HEA to address, there’s more to active unionism than Crisis/Contract Action Teams and contract negotiations. A successful and powerful democratic organization depends on members being as active and engaged in the day-to-day business of building the union as […]

Sisters and Brothers, Earlier tonight the Haverhill Education Association came together to discuss DESE’s changing guidance and complete failure to safely and effectively lead the state’s public schools through this pandemic. In response, the membership decidedly almost unanimously to join with other locals throughout the Commonwealth in declaring “no confidence” in Commissioner Jeffrey Riley and […]

Sisters and Brothers, First and foremost, I apologize for not sending you my weekly update from the Joint Stakeholder Coronavirus Response Team last night. We met just before a powerful School Committee meeting which featured a number of educators advocating passionately for a Living Wage. It was empowering to watch member after member stand up […]