Morris Jeff United Educators

06/14/2022

We are excited to have Essence of Brazil performing at our event!

05/29/2021

Congratulations to the Bricolage Academy Educators United - BAE United!

Sixty teachers cast ballots and 70 percent were in favor of forming a union.

05/28/2021

Good luck to our colleagues at Bricolage today!

Education All Eyes Are On The Bricolage Academy Union Vote — A Big Moment For New Orleans Charter Schools WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Aubri Juhasz Published May 28, 2021 at 9:39 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Aubri Juhasz / WWNOBricolage Academy educators and supporters rally at ...

05/19/2021

Tamia Randolph is a former Bricolage employee who had a huge impact in the early days of organizing BAE United. She has some words of encouragement for us as we gear up for our election. As the daughter of a retired teacher and UTNO member, Tamia knows first hand how vital it is for school workers to have a recognized union and access to collective bargaining.

“I said “yes” to a union on behalf of BAE and ALL school employees across the city of New Orleans who are eligible and willing to organize unions at their school buildings. I said “yes” because teachers are charged with nurturing and cultivating the growth of our most precious assets, our children. I said “yes” because the time is now for teachers to hold a level of power and access to collective bargaining that is equivalent to the value they hold in schools and in our society.

Our schools are society’s mirrors. Power held by few, in systems of many, is what is reflected back to me as I look. Teachers are also reflected back when I look. I see the collective “us” in them as they navigate power imbalances in their school buildings in the same way that many of us do in our daily lives.

I see Black women. Black women who serve as teachers, burdened not only with the negative and complicated impact that power imbalances in their school buildings have on their general well-being, but also the negative impact that power imbalances have in many other contexts and environments in the lives of Black women.

So, I said “yes” to union organizing on behalf of BAE and ALL. I especially said yes, however, on behalf of every Black woman who is a teacher in New Orleans so that YOU may access YOUR legal right to collective bargaining and gain the power congruent to the value that YOU and all Black women represent in our school communities. And in the local, national, and global workforce. And in society overall.”

04/29/2021

We stand with Bricolage Academy Educators United - BAE United. The Bricolage Board should let them vote.

03/07/2021

From the Bricolage Academy Educators United. Please show your support by sending an email to their Board of Directors today!

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CALL TO ACTION: Although BAE United can choose to take our quest for recognition to the NLRB for an election, The Bricolage Board of Directors can choose to begin our relationship collaboratively, and do the right thing by voluntarily recognizing our union this Wednesday, March 10th at their board meeting. They can choose collaboration, trust, and respect for teachers and support staff over fear and division.

10 MINUTE ASK: Click the link below. Then pick the scripted email that applies to you, personalize it if you have time, and send it to the board. The board meeting is on Wednesday, March 10th, at 4:00. So please send it before then.

We know this is bigger than us. So please share with your community. Thank you.

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United Teachers of New Orleans Louisiana Federation of Teachers and School Employees

Please take a moment and share an email of support with our school board members. We have provided you with some sample messages or please feel free to create your own. Bricolage board email address are:Yvette Jones -- Board [email protected] [email protected] Amel Cosey, PhD....

03/03/2021

Congratulations to the Bricolage Academy Educators United!

Teachers at Bricolage Academy have formed a union, New Orleans Public Radio has learned from United Teachers of New Orleans and teachers involved in the

01/17/2021

There have been 2896 new cases of COVID reported in New Orleans in the past 14 days. That is 743 cases per 100,000 over 14 days. Which is 3.71 times the CDC threshold for the highest risk of introduction and spread of in schools. Take action today to make sure follows the CDC guidelines for return to in person learning at UTNO.org.

10/05/2020

On this , take a moment to listen to third grade teacher Kelli Gann’s experience teaching students in-person and online at the same time.

We join in honoring and celebrating teachers all over the world today, reaffirming our commitment to advocate for our staff and students.

When New Orleans’ public schools welcomed students in PreK through fourth grade back to the classroom last month, 38 percent decided to keep learning from

10/04/2020

On Thursday, October 8th the Senate Education Committee will hear one of the most important bills in this abbreviated legislation: Senate Bill 31 by Senator Cleo Fields. If passed, this bill would prohibit the use of statewide student assessments conducted during the 2020-2021 school year from being...

09/07/2020

This Labor Day, we remember and honor the struggles and accomplishments of the labor movement in this country. We remember the battles fought by workers and unions that gave us the rights we enjoy today: from the weekend, to the federal minimum wage, to FMLA, to the right to collectively organize.

We remember the Black women teachers of New Orleans, whose fight for equal pay for equal work in the 1930s gave birth to AFT Local 527. We honor the teachers, paraprofessionals, support staff and others whose work and sacrifice built the United Teachers of New Orleans.

We know that this fight is far from over. As we look at our city, we see a teaching force employed at will, overworked, underpaid, and fearful that using their voice could cost them their jobs. We see educators and students being put in harm's way by a system rushing to return to in-person schooling. We see and we lament the harm this has inflicted on the children of New Orleans because we understand that our working conditions are their learning conditions.

The Morris Jeff United Educators remain committed to providing the highest quality education for our students. We stand with the workers in every industry who fight for the safety, security, voice, and fairness denied to them by their employers. On this Labor Day, we honor those who came before us by continuing the fight for those who come after us.

08/20/2020

Over the next week, Superintendent Henderson Lewis will meet with city health officials to make a decision about reopening our schools as early as September 8. While COVID cases have been on the decline in New Orleans, we must ask: Are our schools ready to reopen? Are we confident that the trend in cases will be a consistent one? What else can be done to ensure the safety and health of our students, families, and staff?

We ask that you take 2 minutes today to write a letter to the Superintendent, using the link below. (A sample letter is provided.)

The Morris Jeff United Educators remain committed to providing the highest quality education and ensuring all children achieve their maximum potential. Join us and make your voice heard.

“That cycle of open close open close is incredibly detrimental from a health standpoint, psychological standpoint and business standpoint” - Dr. Jennifer Avegno For students of all ages and their families, the return to in-person schooling significantly raises risk levels for exposure and transm...