New Bedford Educators

The Union never rests! Attending the last school committee meeting for the 2025-26 school year! EOY updates tonight, and the school committee will vote on the Congdon-DeValles agreement our NBEA team worked so hard to bring to our members!

📢👂 📢 IMPORTANT UPDATE ON RETIREMENTPLUS: We have learned that RetirementPlus will be taken up as a stand-alone bill very soon! We obtained this information through positive discussions and public comments made by several senators, including State Senator Liz Miranda, D-Second Suffolk, who announced: “that there is a clear path to taking up RetirementPlus legislation very soon.”

📰 This is significant news! We thank all MTA members who helped move this issue forward. Without your grassroots advocacy, this progress would not have been possible. We ask that you continue working on this issue and urge your state senator to support a Fair Fix for RetirementPlus.

👏We also give special thanks to State Senator Liz Miranda, whose determination and unwavering advocacy have been invaluable.

✅ Email your state senator: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-your-state-legislator-to-support-retirementplus-enrollment

➡️ Learn more: massteacher.org/retirementplus.

The Unions never rest! Attending the City Council Meeting regarding the School Department Budget with AFSCME President Kevin Mello! We are advocating for restoration of funding.

The Union never rests! Keeping a watchful eye on the proposed budget for next year, along with several NBEA members in attendance. It's good to see the NBEA, AFSCME, and the NBFP represented by their members and their respective elected leaders!

The Union never rests! The April School Committee meeting was packed with information, including budget updates (staffing increases), no enrollment decrease (commonplace across the Commonwealth in recent times), and recognition of our Unit A nurses and the NBEA's clothing drive!