The NTU Education Foundation is proud to announce its 20th Annual Albert Shanker Scholarship Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at The Robert Treat Hotel, 50 Park Place, Newark, NJ at 6:30 p.m.

This year, the Newark Teachers Union will be awarding our first ever NTU Legacy Award to Christine "Roz" Samuels.   Roz worked in Newark for 40 years and served as NTU Secretary Treasurer along with being both a Building Rep and Executive Board Member.. Roz continues to be very active in the labor movement even after she retired from the Newark Public Schools.  We are very happy to

Twenty-two years of state takeover of the Newark Public Schools came to an end on February 1, 2018. Books have been written on the subject and no doubt more will be written in the future. Hundreds of newspaper articles and opinion pieces have been published regarding the infamous $100 million Facebook donation. Most of that donation went to settle labor contracts (two years in arears, mind you), but the balance was consumed by so-called education reform groups and consultants.

No expense was too great to present to the state taxpayers the appearance of a graceful exit. Over the past two months

Check out this great piece on Janus on NJ.Com

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Colleagues,

1. 
   Membership meeting: On Wednesday, February 28 starting at 4 PM, we will be holding an NTU Membership meeting at Oliver Street School.  On the agenda for this meeting we will discuss:

• Contract Reopener for School Year 2018-2019
• Observations and Evaluations
• NTU Recommitment Campaign (What is Janus and how can we best prepare for Janus’s impact?)
• Building Rep Reorganizing
• Local Control – Next Steps

The Union is the Voice of its members, let us hear from you!!

BREAKING NEWS!  INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ROBERT GREGORY WILL BE JOINING US ON WEDNESDAY TO ADDRESS THE

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Colleagues,

1. 
   Membership meeting: On Wednesday, February 28 starting at 4 PM, we will be holding at NTU Membership meeting at Oliver Street School.  On the agenda for this meeting we will discuss:

• Contract Reopener for School Year 2018-2019
• Observations and Evaluations
• NTU Recommitment Campaign (What is Janus and how can we best prepare for Janus’s impact)
• Building Rep Reorganizing
• Local Control – Next Steps

The Union is the Voice of its members, let us hear from you!!

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2. 
   Flu Concerns: We have heard concerns from our members about

The American Federation of Teachers held their Northeast Regional Meeting at the Hilton Newark on February 10 and 11. NTU President John M Abeigon was a speaker along with State Fed President Donna Chiera and AFT President Randi Weingarten. Among the topics discussed were union building and obstacles to organizing. It was an informative conference that we believe will help make the NTU and AFT stronger.