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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!

NTU Hall of Fame and Scholarship Dinner

Wednesday, May 8th 6 PM

Holiday Inn

160 Frontage Rd

Newark, NJ 07114

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:

NTU Update - December 11, 2015

Colleagues,

1) NTU Website – Remember to visit the Newark Teachers Union website! We are still collecting members’ class size issues and contract proposals (click on our Survey section). You can also send in address changes or email address changes to us right on the home page. We will be adding a formal Advisory survey to the website over the next few days.

2) Membership Meetings – We have confirmed dates and location for our upcoming regional membership meetings:

• Speedway Academies for Monday, December 14, 2015 4 PM (WEST REGION)

• Barringer STEAM \ Arts and Humanities School

To all Aides and Clerks: Upcoming PERS election

Dear Aides and Clerks:

One of the leaders of the fight to keep Christie from destroying your pension is municipal PERS employee representative Benjamin "Max" Hurst. He is now running for re-election to the PERS Board with the active support of Public Employee Committee of the NJ AFL-CIO and the Newark Teachers Union.

Chris Christie would love to get rid of Max, YOU can help keep him there by clicking the PERS website here!! Deadline coming up so please do this ASAP.

Please do and don't forget to SHARE

John M. Abeigon

President/Director of Organization

Newark Teachers Union

2015 Union Plus Scholarship - Application due Jan 31, 2015

Dear Union Member,

For over 20 years, the Union Plus Scholarship program has been making annual college scholarship awards to union family members. In total we've awarded more than $3.7 million in educational funding to more than 2,500 union members, spouses and dependent children!

Union Plus Scholarship awards are granted to students attending a two-year college, four-year college, graduate school or a recognized technical or trade school. Union families looking for help financing their education should check out the Union Plus Scholarship.

You still have time to submit your 2015 Union Plus

NTU Update - December 4, 2015

Colleagues,

1) NTUniversity – The NTU is looking to expand the reach of our Educational Research and Dissemination Department. We are looking for NTU members who would like to come down to the NTU and help present workshops on a variety of important issues, especially in regards to areas like classroom management, math, bilingual, ELL, and Special Education. If you would be interested, please reach out to NTU Secretary/Treasurer Michael Iovino – miovino@newarkteachersunion.com.

2) Membership Meetings – We have confirmed dates and location for our upcoming regional membership

Ed Law Center - How did Newark's "budget crisis" come about

STATE UNDERFUNDING AND RAPID CHARTER GROWTH PUT NEWARK BUDGET IN CRISIS

Health Care Associates (Employee Assistance) Workshop - Tuesday, December 15

Our colleagues from HCAMS (HealthCare Assistance with Member Support) will be doing an afterschool workshop at the Newark Teachers Union on December 15, 2015. They will be explaining the services they offer and how union members can access them.