Sisters and Brothers, Of all the letters I’ve written to you, this is the most difficult. Earlier this evening, I informed the Board of Directors that I will be stepping down as president of the Haverhill Education Association at the end of this school year to pursue an opportunity to work for the Massachusetts Teachers […]

I am shocked, sickened, and livid to report that minutes before tonight’s School Committee Meeting (where the SC negotiation team was expected to present and ratify our tentative contract agreement), THEY BACKED OUT OF THE AGREEMENT THEY NEGOTIATED WITH US! The School Committee now proposes that ESPs without a Bachelor’s Degree, stay on the new […]

WOOOHOOO!!! The ESP Bargaining Team met with the School Committee today from 4:30-7:10 pm to go over the remaining aspects of our contract and proposed language changes. I am excited to report that both parties have come to a tentative agreement! This has been a long process and I want to thank each and every […]

It has been a long, bumpy road, but your ESP bargaining team is happy to announce that we have a tentative agreement on a significant wage increase! After a 1½ hour session today, we have agreed to the following: FY 21—2% increase (paid retroactively) FY 22—a new three-step pay scale: Step 1—$21.00/hour for 1-3 years […]