New contract will bring 'tremendous gains and greater justice for Woburn educators'
New contract will bring 'tremendous gains and greater justice for Woburn educators'
The contract itself will bring tremendous gains and greater justice for Woburn educators, especially the essential paraprofessionals.
MTA President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy issued the following statement regarding the Woburn Teachers’ Association’s fight for a fair contract:
We congratulate the Woburn Teachers Association on reaching an agreement Sunday afternoon with an incredible contract for their students, their schools, and their members, the public school educators of Woburn.
The contract itself will bring tremendous gains and greater justice for Woburn educators, especially the essential paraprofessionals who will see a dramatic increase in wages, moving them closer to earning a true living wage. The teachers will also see better cost of living pay increases than they have seen in many years.
Equally important to this victory is the lasting power the Woburn educators built through this contract campaign. Their members built bonds across their schools, as members who had never known each other found themselves together in a struggle for their beloved schools. The WTA generated enormous support among parents and the community. The WTA and its members are stronger than before and have increased their ability to build the community and schools this community deserves.
The MTA family, which includes 115,000 members in more than 400 locals, has been with the local all the way through these contract negotiations, and we will be with them going forward.