“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 […]

Dear HEA Members, The Executive Board would like to wish all of you a restful and peaceful vacation. Yesterday the nomination period for the Executive Board positions closed. The following Executive Board members ran unopposed and have been re-elected. President- Anthony Parolisi Secretary- Deb Russell ESP Unit Representative- Maureen Zuber Please join me in congratulating […]

The ESP Negotiation Team met with the School Committee today, April 15h, from 4:30 to just after 6:00pm. First, we would like to thank all of the ESPs who joined us on this call as observers. It is important that the School Committee see that we are all vested in these negotiations, so thank you for […]

Dear HEA Members, The Bylaws Committee (Maeve Torres, Ted Kempinski, Lauren Sanguedolce) has met with the HEA Board of Directors during the last few months to review the HEA Bylaws. We have a number of proposed language changes to the HEA Bylaws that we would like to share with you. In summary, these language changes […]