The Corporate Charter Schools are pushing hard to expand and build more schools, which will siphon critical funds needed for PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  Current law specifically prohibits taxpayer money from being used by charter schools for facilities, and the charter school industrial complex is pushing through a law to try and change that.  

If charter schools continue to expand, that will mean less money for the Newark Board of Education, which could ultimately have a negative impact on our upcoming contract negotiations. 

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1) The Show Must Go on!

2) Membership Meeting Countdown

3) Meet our new NTU Reps

4) Member of the Week

5) In Defense of Public eductaion

6) Social worker Month

7) More Teaching/Less Testing

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BREAKING NEWS!   This story came out in Chalkbeat after press time.

Newark Teachers Union sues district over requests for convocation video, employee bonus pay!  The NTU is continuing to pursue legal action against the district in regards to Per Diem staff and retirees receiving "Let's Get to work" funds.  

In This Issue:

1) Mark your calendars!  May 6th membership meeting!

2) Non-Tenured Teacher Update

3) Important Notes regarding calendar and pay dates

4) NTU Retiree Chapter

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In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.