Dear Members of the HEA, The nomination period for our special election for President of the HEA has ended. I am pleased to let you know that we have two terrific candidates for President. Tim Briggs- Hunking Barry Davis- Golden Hill These next two weeks will be a period of campaigning. On June 17th we […]

I am very pleased to report that the new Educational Support Personnel contract was overwhelmingly approved tonight by ESP Unit members! After some great discussion, the vote was virtually unanimous with 99% in favor of the MOA! ESPs should be proud of this agreement and the steps it makes towards a Living Wage. Furthermore, this […]

“WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN!!!” At exactly 9:44 pm, I received the call that we all were waiting to hear. The ESP CONTRACT WAS RATIFIED TONIGHT in a long-awaited vote after the School Committee met in Executive Session!!! It passed with a vote of 5 to 1. A big thank you goes out to the School Committee […]

Dear Brothers and Sisters, As you read earlier tonight our President Anthony Parolisi has made the decision to step down as HEA President. I know you will all join me in wishing Anthony the best in his journey this summer with the MTA. His leadership has been invaluable. We will be holding a special election […]

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 […]