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NTA EBulletin: January 1, 2024
Dear Colleagues: I usually avoid putting pictures of myself in these updates, but this is the only still photo I have of the press...
Mike Zilles
Jan 2, 20247 min read
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NTA EBulletin: November 12
Dear Colleagues, As most of you are probably now aware, the members of the Andover Education Association are on strike as of Friday,...
Mike Zilles
Nov 13, 20237 min read
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NTA EBulletin: November 3
Dear Colleagues, This week, I am going to give over most of this EBulletin to member voices. First, I want to give a shout out to our...
Mike Zilles
Nov 5, 202319 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 29
Dear Colleagues, In an email after our rally, I asked: "Will this move the needle?", answered: "maybe" and promised to analyze Dr....
Mike Zilles
Oct 29, 202312 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 23 Rally. We Rocked!
Dear Colleagues, It's hard to get a picture that shows just how many people showed up last night for our march and rally, so I took...
Mike Zilles
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 22
Dear Colleagues, Tomorrow, Monday, October 23, we will be rallying with our community allies at Newton North High School and marching...
Mike Zilles
Oct 22, 20234 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 15
Dear Colleagues, Next Monday, October 23, the membership of the NTA will be rallying at Newton North High School and marching from there...
Mike Zilles
Oct 15, 20239 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 9
Dear Colleagues, Below please find a negotiations update, as well as a rebuttal of Mayor Fuller's claim, in her October 6 community...
Mike Zilles
Oct 9, 20238 min read
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NTA EBulletin: October 1
Campaign Actions and Timeline The Executive Committee of the NTA met last Thursday to chart the course of NTA actions over the month of...
Mike Zilles
Oct 1, 20236 min read
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NTA EBulletin: September 27: Follow up on Ruling on Strike Petition
Dear Colleagues, (If you haven't already, you should read my previous email outlining the CERB decision on the school committee's strike...
Mike Zilles
Sep 27, 20235 min read
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NTA EBulletin: September 27: Ruling on Strike Petition
Dear Colleagues, At the end of the work day yesterday, September 26, the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (CERB), an adjudicatory...
Mike Zilles
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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NTA EBulletin: September 24
Click above to support your colleagues at the negotiations/mediation sessions. See below for more information. Dear Colleagues, I am...
Mike Zilles
Sep 24, 20236 min read
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NTA EBulletin: September 17
Click above to support your colleagues at the negotiations/mediation sessions. See below for more information. Strike Petition Update...
Mike Zilles
Sep 17, 20234 min read
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September 12: Silent Meetings Update
Dear Colleagues: Members have brought it to our attention that building principals are sending out emails about today and tomorrow's...
Mike Zilles
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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NTA EBulletin: September 10
Dear Colleagues: On Tuesday, September 5, the School Committee submitted a strike petition to the Department of Labor Relations claiming...
Mike Zilles
Sep 10, 20233 min read
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NTA EBulletin: September 04: A Great Week for the NTA
Summer Farmer's Market Volunteers! Dear Colleagues, Labor Day! A day to celebrate our work and our solidarity! Our union had a great week...
Mike Zilles
Sep 4, 20233 min read
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NTA EBulletin: August 30: We Did It!
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for going into your classrooms and offices today and getting them set up for your students. Our action was...
Mike Zilles
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Urgent: Do Not Attend Opening Day Rally and Convocation!
Dear Colleagues, As most of you are already aware, the NTA is calling off its planned rally for tomorrow. Instead, we are taking a...
Mike Zilles
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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NTA EBulletin: August 28: Opening Day NTA Rally; Silent Meetings
Dear Colleagues, Two reminders: 1. Join your fellow union members outside Newton South High school at our NTA Rally for a Fair Contract!...
Mike Zilles
Aug 28, 20231 min read
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NTA EBulletin August 25, 2023; Opening Day Rally; Work to Rule Guidance
Dear Colleagues, In emails they have sent out over the past few days, Superintendent Nolin, the Newton School Committee (Email: August...
Mike Zilles
Aug 26, 20235 min read
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