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NTU Hall of Fame and Scholarship Dinner

Wednesday, May 7th 6 PM

Holiday Inn

160 Frontage Rd

Newark, NJ 07114

NTU Contract 2024-2029

We have a tentative agreement with the board that will now be brought to the membership for a ratification vote. Click for more info!

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:

Teacher Talk 9/27/2021

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Message from Dr. Mary Ann Reilly

Dear Teachers and Staff,

All day, I kept returning to a sentence from the new Richard Powers’ novel, Bewilderment. The narrator, Theo Byrne, an astrobiologist, says:

Watching medicine fail my child, I developed a crackpot theory: Life is something we need to stop correcting.

I don’t know why that sentence resonated, but I think it has something to do with the tenuousness of living 18-months during a pandemic and how sustained stress worries a body, a kind of erosion of the spirit. There is a grace though that comes from simply

NTU Update - Contract Special Edition

This issue of the NTU Update is our first Contract Special Edition

In This issue:

1) Prep Periods

2) Work Day

3) Sick and Personal Day

4) High School Scheduling

NTU Update - September 17, 2021

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1) Covid updates

2) Pay date reminder

3) NEXT ISSUE! CONTRACT SPECIAL!!

4) Hispanic Heritage Month

And more!

Teacher Talk 9/13/2021

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Message from Dr. Mary Ann Reilly

Dear Teachers and Staff,

The last week has been humbling. Tuesday and the days following found me, like all of central office, spending mornings at one of our schools and in my case delivering young, crying children to their classrooms. Without exception, those occasions ended with the teacher receiving the child with care, love, and a plan. I watched as teachers greeted children by name, and had ready a space in the room and a fun task to do. Within minutes, the once sobbing child was quiet and engaged in the work. This happened repeatedly.

I hope you make space

NTU Update - September 10, 2021

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IMPORTANT! Next week's issue is going to be a Contract Spotlight issue. Please send pictures of you and your colleagues with the NTU contract book and we will feature you!

In This Issue:

1) Membership Packets

2) Understanding Longevity

3) Pet Insurance

And Much More!

NTU Update - Sept 2, 2021

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In This Issue:

1) President's Report

2) Labor Day FAQ's

3) Employee Assistance Program

and more!