Educational Association of Worcester

Dear EAW Members, The first meeting of the EAW House of Delegates will occur on Wednesday, September 25th from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Room 117 of the Learning Resource Center (486 Chandler St) at Worcester State University. We are moving this meeting to WSU so we can participate at the School Committee Candidate Moderated Forum, which is taking place on that same day, also at WSU, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Sullivan Auditorium.  The School Committee has oversight of and responsibility for the school system. Their decisions affect the education of our students and the working conditions of our members. They review and approve the budget and set the direction in which the system must go. The School Committee is the body with whom we will negotiate our next contracts and, in the grievance process, determine whether the contract has been violated. Therefore it is important for us [ Read More ]

To all members: After consultation with MTA legal, our advice is to follow the Superintendents directive which is to take the bus provided to and from the DCU Center on Friday, August 23, 2019. If your school day is extended please contact the EAW and a ULP (Unfair Labor Practice) will be filed. Thank you, Roger Nugent President [ Read More ]

The EAW would like to extend our sympathies to our member Caitlin McCarthy for the loss of her mother Ann. In a career spanning almost three decades, Ann served as a Special Education teacher in Worcester, working at David Hale Fanning Trade School in the 1970s before transferring to Worcester Vocational Technical High School when “Girls Trade” and “Boys Trade” merged. Ann made a lasting impact on her students, many of whom reached out to her years after graduation.  Additionally, Ann served as a union officer of the Worcester Vocational Teachers Association and delegate in the Educational Association of Worcester (EAW). She devoted untold hours to meetings, committees, and the contract negotiation team. In 1987, Ann put herself on the front line during the Worcester vocational education teacher strike and risked arrest as a union officer, all because she believed that a teacher’s working conditions are a child’s learning conditions. [ Read More ]

Dear EAW Members; I am pleased to announce the results of the 2019 EAW Board of Directors election. The 2019/2022 board members are: President-Roger Nugent 1st Vice President-Saul Ramos 2nd Vice President-Nancy Caswell Treasurer-Patrick McKeon Recording Secretary-To Be Determined Elementary Chair-Christine Rovezzi Middle School Chair-Melanie Gage Senior High Chair-Melissa Verdier Administrative Chair-Elizabeth Lupafya ESP Chair-Deb Young Vocational Chair-Robert Fairbanks I would like to extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the candidates that participated. Your commitment and efforts toward building capacity within this union is remarkable and very much appreciated. In solidarity, Roger [ Read More ]