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Colleagues,

Due to the NPS decision to pull its employees out of the State Health Benefit Plan and into Aetna MORE MEMBERS MAY NOW BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A WAIVER PAYMENT WORTH UP TO $5,000.   This was a benefit the NTU negotiated for you in our 2012 contract and can put up to $5,000 in your pocket, EVERY YEAR! 

Previously, due to state law, married employees whose spouse were also in the SEHBP could not opt-in for this waiver benefit.  This decision by the NPS changed that for those employees.

Like all provisions of the contract, it’s important for members to USE this benefit to ensure that it

NTU's Education Resource Center will be re-opening on August 15!

Summer Hours

August 15-31^st  - 9 AM – 2 PM Monday to Thursdays

Regular Hours (September to June)

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)

3:30 PM – 7:39 PM (Wednesdays)

Please use the attached coupon to get $6 your first visit this year!

Good Afternoon all,Just announced, Christie will be appearing in Paterson tomorrow morning at 10am.!!!!  Paterson Education Association, a sister local of the NJEA, is forming a protest.  This is last minute as Christie just announced it. We need bodies to make it painfully clear that there is a special place for his FAIR FUNDING FORMULA.BRING YOUR SIGNS, YOUR NTU PENNANTS, YOUR LOCAL'S COLORS, BRING THE KIDS....CHRISTIE SAYS CUTBACK, WE SAY FIGHT BACK!DETAILSgathering time and location9am196 West Railway AvenuePaterson NJ-- In Solidarity,MICHAEL IOVINONTU SECRETARY TREASURER

From June 27 to June 30, the NTU will be open our regular hours - 9 AM to 5 PM

The NTU office will be closed on Friday, July 1st and Monday, July 4th for the Independence Day Holiday.

From July 5th - August 12th, the NTU will be following summer hours - 9 AM to 2 PM, Monday to Friday.

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Dear Colleagues,

We have been getting mixed reports about the distribution of discretionary funds.  Please reach out to Mike Maillaro at mmaillaro@newarkteachersunion.com if you have not yet received your funds.

In addition, it is vital ensure that “unexpended amounts” are distributed in accordance with the contract as quoted below.

Please direct your administrators’ attention to the underlined section below should they have an issue with the process.

The Newark Public Schools and the Union agree to continue the teachers’ discretionary fund. Ninety dollars ($90) per teacher shall be made available

Colleagues,

The NPS has announced their intention to change over from the State Health Benefits plan to a “NPS only plan” through AETNA for all Newark Public School Employees.  The district claims that this change will allow them to save $9.8 million over the next 16 months. While we hesitate to trust any claim made by the district, if this is accurate, it would free up money that could prevent layoffs, etc, and this savings could mean members would be contributing less per month to their health benefits.  

Our biggest concern at the moment is that this change could mean your current doctor(s)

Colleagues,

The NTU met with the district this week to discuss layoffs.  In the district’s initial plan (which has not yet been approved by Civil Service), they will be looking to layoff 23 NTU members in the following positions: 

• Keyboarding Clerk 1 – 10
• Keyboarding Clerk 2 – 7
• Keyboarding Clerk 2 Bilingual - 2
• Keyboarding Clerk 3 – 4

All layoffs will be done by seniority and will go into effect on July 22.  The district’s plan has not yet been approved by Civil Service; that will take up to a month.  These numbers could change depending on how many staff retires this year.  The district expects

John M. Abeigon's speech at NPS Advisory Board meeting, April 26, 2016.