$7M BUDGET HOLE: Teachers Union Halts School for 2 Weeks Over ‘Unreasonable’ Demands
23rd November 2024
The Massachusetts Education Association apparently pushed three neighboring teachers unions to go on strike at the same time, sources close to the unions say.
Because of the strikes, schools in three districts in Massachusetts have been closed for over two weeks, leaving working parents in the lurch without child care and extending the school year into the summer break.
The Massachusetts Education Association, a branch of the far-left National Education Association, asked teachers union members in the North Shore area whether they’d be willing to strike for higher salaries and better benefits after the November 2024 elections, someone with knowledge of the meeting told The Daily Signal.
The Gloucester Teachers Association and the Beverly Teachers Association went on strike Nov. 8; the Marblehead Education Association followed suit Nov. 12.
Strikes are illegal for public employees in Massachusetts, so the teachers unions each have incurred fines north of $100,000.
Lesson: Don’t send your kid to a government school.