Massachusetts Teachers Illegal Strike Wave Rolls On

Andover educators struck illegally in November and made big gains. The Massachusetts Teachers Association is pushing to make such strikes legal. Photo: Andover Education Association.

January 11, 2024 / Barbara Madeloni

A wildly successful, illegal three-day strike by the Andover Education Association in November has reverberated statewide for educators in Massachusetts.

The lowest-paid instructional assistants got a 60 percent wage jump immediately. Classroom aides on the higher end of the scale got a 37 percent increase.

Members won paid family medical leave, an extra personal day, fewer staff meetings, and the extension of lunch and recess times for elementary students.

Andover is 20 miles north of Boston, and the strike involved 10 schools.

FULL story: https://labornotes.org/2024/01/massachusetts-teachers-illegal-strike-wave-rolls