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Yesterday, it was announced that there would be dramatic increases to school employee contributions for school staff covered under the School Employee Health Benefits Plan.  Impacted employees will see their contributions go up by 13%, the largest increase in 5 years.

http://nj1015.com/healthcare-premiums-for-nj-teachers-to-increase-in-2018/

It is important to remember that last year, the NPS moved our benefits out of the School Employee Health Benefits Plan for a local AETNA plan.  In addition, our negotiations team managed to negotiate a decrease in premium costs for NTU members.  This sets us

NTU's Education Resource Center will be re-opening on August 14!

Summer Hours

August 14-25^th  - 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 $5 your first visit this year!

On May 1, the Newark Teachers Union will be joining community activists throughout the city for a May Day Rally!

Monday, May 1st
2 PM Rally at Lincoln Park
3 PM March to Federal Building
5:30 PM Justice Walk to NJPAC
Questions? Contact AFT Project Organizer Jonah Furman (847) 903-2376

ATTENTION  ATTENTION

Notice of Newark Teachers Union, Local 481

General Membership & Nomination of Officers Meeting

Date of Membership and Nomination Meeting

Friday, April 28, 2017

Place:  Rafael Hernandez School

345 Broadway, Newark, NJ

Time: 3:45 – 5:00P.M.

The Newark Teachers Union Secret Mail Ballot Election will commence Wednesday, May 31, 2017 and will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA), 120 Broadway, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10271

Scott Boswell, Director of Elections - 212-484-4136

The AAA will mail ballots to members’ homes

Nominations shall be from the floor at the

Dear Brothers & Sisters:

As promised, please see the attached AFT resources for undocumented students and campus support. Again, share and use as you see fit to help our undocumented sisters and brothers.  Thank you. 

• Know Your Rights
• Know Your Rights - One Pager
• Sanctuary City Memo
• Sanctuary Campus Action Guide
• Resources for Sanctuary Campus

In Solidarity, 

John M Abeigon

President & Director of Organization

Newark Teachers Union, Local 481, AFT, AFL-CIO

Colleagues,

Seton Hall Informational Meeting - Seton Hall University will be holding an Open House/Information Session for their next Executive M.A. & Ed.S Degree Program in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 4:30pm at the NTU Offices at 1019 Broad Street, Newark.

For more information, see the attached flyer.

In Solidarity,  

Mike Maillaro

Director of Research and Communication

Newark Teachers Union

A new paper by EPI Research Associate Jeffrey Keefe finds that New Jersey’s public teachers are undercompensated, relative to similar workers in New Jersey...

http://www.epi.org/publication/new-jersey-public-school-teachers-are-underpaid-not-overpaid/

Some of his findings include:

• New Jersey public school teachers are in fact undercompensated, not overcompensated. Using regression analysis to control for level of education and other factors that affect pay, we find that public school teachers earn 16.8 percent less in weekly wages and 12.5 percent less in weekly total compensation (wages and

Colleagues,

Seton Hall Informational Meeting - Seton Hall University will be holding an Open House/Information Session for their next Executive M.A. & Ed.S Degree Program in Education Leadership, Management, and Policy on Monday, February 27, 2017 at 4:30pm at the NTU Offices at 1019 Broad Street, Newark. 

For more information, see the attached flyer.

In Solidarity,  

Mike Maillaro

Director of Research and Communication

Newark Teachers Union

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

 NTU members through our affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers can receive free professional development credits by attending our Professional Learning Showcase.  Take Saturday, February 25^th  off and let your spouse handle the kids and chores. Organize a car pool with colleagues and make a day of it.  It ends at 3:30 so you still have the rest of the day—go shopping, get a massage.

This FREE Professional Learning Showcase is a one day professional development opportunity created through the partnership of AFT National and the AFTNJ. It is an