Colleagues,

1. Day Of Action: Thursday’s Day Of Action was a great success.  We had actions all around the city, and you can find pictures on our Facebook and website.  If you have any pictures from your school, send them along to mmaillaro@newarkteachersunion.com. Actions like this are vital to build up solidarity and show that we will fight back!  This is also why it’s so important to be engaged in our Respect The Contract campaign and letter writing campaigns.  Thank you!

2. Stipend Payment: At the Superintendent’s meeting three weeks ago, we were told the stipend payment would be coming

AFT National President Randi Weingarten joined NTU President John M. Abeigon and NPS staff as part of the National Day of Action!  We had action at schools all across the city!  More pictures to come!

East Side

East Side

American History High

Wilson Ave

Ridge Street

Ellott Street

Franklin

Office of Early Childhood

Central High School

Ann Street School

10th Street School

Ivy Hill School

E Alma Flagg School

Arts High School

Science Park High

South Street School

Speedway Academies

Newark Leadership Academy

Samuel Berliner

Ann Street Annex

Horton Street School

Dear Brothers & Sisters:

The NTU/NPS negotiations teams met yesterday. The next meeting will be scheduled soon. The NTU Negotiations Team advises the membership to continue to “support the Respect the Contract Initiatives Phases I & II, write your legislators and prepare for January 19th Day of Action.” At today’s  Bldg. Rep. Mtg. we will be providing details for the Day of Action.

Today I visited two schools that were rocked by fatal violence last night, East Side and Hawkins Street.  Last month I visited George Washington Carver for similar reasons. At these locations I watched and thanked

Colleagues,

1)      Important message from NTU President John M. Abeigon: In this War on Teachers, we can’t afford to not check our emails, NTU Website, and NTU Facebook posts daily.  In my visits to schools, I came across more than one teacher who did not know who Betsy DeVos was and the danger her appointment as Trump’s Secretary of Education could cause to all public school employees.  One was also unaware of NTU’s recent court victories.  She admitted to me that she was not “as caught up on things” as she should be. 

I get it.  I’m a teacher on leave of absence for Union service. I raised

ALERT--The confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos will happen shortly. Please call your senators this week and let them know you oppose her appointment as Secretary of Education.

It is most effective to call a local office. Here is the list of local numbers to call your senators.

If you want a script for your call, you can find it here too.