Northampton teachers halt work for unpaid labor protest
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Teachers in Northampton Public Schools are fighting for better contracts.
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Members of the Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE) are going 'work to rule', meaning they're ending all voluntary work outside their contractual start and end times, until an agreement is reached
NASE President Andrea Egitto says the mayor's allocation to the school budget is 'insufficient' and 'doesn't allow for a reasonable cost-of-living increase' for Northampton Public Schools employees. Now, they want to show how much of their labor goes unpaid.
When you come to the parking lots at school, you'll see them full well before school starts, and they're still full way after school ends. Because teachers are putting in all that extra work, and we feel they should be paid fairly for it,' said Egitto.
This means teachers will not be volunteering their time for after school tutoring, coming in early for lesson planning, or going on field trip that extend beyond their contractual hours. This comes ahead of several school trips, including a middle school trip to Washington, DC, a music competition, and a trip to Six Flags.
The union wants the school committee to come back with a reasonable offer so they can settle their contracts and go back to their classrooms, which is where they say they want to be.We did reach out to the mayor's office for comment, but have not yet heard back.
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