Marblehead teachers reach contract agreement, 2-week-long strike to end Wednesday
After 11 school days of the teachers strike, Marblehead Public Schools are set to reopen Wednesday. “The Marblehead School Committee and the Marblehead Education Association have reached tentative agreements,
Marblehead teachers, School Committee reach a deal, ending weeks-long strike
The Marblehead Education Association is the second North Shore teachers union to secure a favorable contract after voting to walk off the job this month.
Teachers strike enters third week in Beverly, Massachusetts as parents hold vigil
Parents took part in a vigil Sunday evening outside a Massachusetts elementary school, as they hope the teachers union and school committee can come to an agreement to end the teacher strike​ before Thanksgiving.
One of 3 Massachusetts communities reach a deal with their striking teachers
One of three Massachusetts communities reached a deal with their striking teachers union on Friday, leaving two left to hammer out a final agreement. The Union of Gloucester Educators said in a Facebook post that the union and the Gloucester School Committee “came to a tentative agreement for successor collective bargaining agreements for both the teachers and paraprofessional units,
Schools to remain closed in Beverly, Marblehead as strikes continue
Educators in two North Shore communities remained on strike Sunday night, hours after a court-ordered deadline to reach a contract in Beverly passed, as officials in the districts announced that more than 7,
Beverly, Marblehead educators’ strikes continue as contract standoffs escalate
Beverly and Marblehead educators’ strikes are poised to keep on another day, stretching over two weeks across both districts. The Beverly Teachers Association has been on strike since Friday, Nov. 8,
No deals in Beverly, Marblehead as teachers continue strike
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Beverly, Marblehead schools enter third week of missed classes due to teacher strike
A court-imposed deadline to settle teacher strikes in Beverly and Marblehead passed Sunday night without a deal.School was canceled again in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
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