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NTU Hall of Fame and Scholarship Dinner

Wednesday, May 8th 6 PM Holiday Inn 160 Frontage Rd Newark, NJ 07114

Union Plus Benefits

Through the AFT Plus/Union Plus program, Union members receive discounts on everything from car rentals to hotels to pet insurance. This is a terrific benefit that more people need to take advantage of.

NTU COPE

What's at stake for members and their families? Working families deserve effective representation in government. The first step is to elect people who will stand up for what's right. NTU COPE works to support candidates for local, state and national office who will fight for such important issues as:

A heartless assault

President Trump just launched a heartless assault on young immigrants and on our communities.

By announcing his plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, he’s upending the lives—and the dreams—of more than 850,000 young people. And for what? To stoke resentment and fear?

The DACA program allows young immigrants who were brought here as children to remain in the United States by giving them temporary protection from deportation and permission to legally work. The young people covered by DACA are woven into the fabric of American society. They contribute to our economic

Student Debt Survey

Colleagues,

Several of our members have reached out to us about their Student Debt. On our website, we posted information about Student Debt Forgiveness.

The Newark Teachers Union works closely with NJ Citizen Action on a variety of issues. They are currently doing a Student Debt Survey. We recommend filling it out.

For more information, contact Beverly Brown Ruggia, NJCA’s Financial Justice Organizer, at 973-643-8800 ext.239 and beverly@njcitizenaction.org

In Solidarity,

Mike Maillaro

Director of Research and Communication

Newark Teachers Union

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Dear friends and allies,

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On Monday, August 28, 2017 Camden St Staff Members and Special Assistant Zachary King, (Glover Network) made themselves available to our neighboring families in the community. We were able to meet and greet staff members from the Harmony House which houses some of our students from the school.

2019-2020 Pay Dates

2019-2020 Pay dates: As per NPS, these are the pay dates for the 2019-2010 school year. Unless indicated, all pay checks are for ten (10) days.

Remember that all full-time staff are paid to the day, not a week behind. The “pay period” on top of staff’s check often creates confusion about that.

September 6, 2019 (9 days)
September 20, 2019
October 4, 2019
October 18, 2019
November 1, 2019
November 15, 2019
November 27, 2019
December 13, 2019
December 20, 2019
January 10, 2020
January 24, 2020
February 7, 2020
February 21, 2020
March 6, 2020
March 20, 2020
April 3, 2020
April 9, 2020
May 1, 2020
May 15, 2020
May 29

Education Roundtable with Phil Murphy

On Aug

ust 28, Gubernatorial Candidate Phil Murphy, Assemblywoman Sheila Y. Oliver, and AFT President Randi Weingarten came to the Newark Teachers Union to meet with NJ teachers to discuss their concerns.

NTU Vice Presidents Carmen Lopez Wolf and Gina Maillaro joined NTU President John Abeigon and Secretary/Treasurer Michael Iovino.

Student Debt forgiveness

Student Debt Clinics
www.aft.org/debtclinic

As a union, we are fighting to make college affordable to student debt manageable. We maintain www.forgivemystudentdebt.org as a resource for members who need to learn the language of free and underused federal programs that help many student loan borrowers lower their monthly payments, and in some cases, even have their debt forgiven.