Educational Association of Worcester

The Educational Association of Worcester Legislative committee has endorsed the following School Committee members for the upcoming election.

1. Brian O’Connell-Posthumously
2. Dianna Biancheria
3. Laura Clancey
4. Jack Foley
5. John Monfredo
6. Molly McCullough
7. John Trobaugh

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The EAW extends it’s deepest sympathies to Brian O’Connells’ family and dear friends. Mr. O’Connell was a gentleman at all times and we are deeply saddened by his passing. We will keep the entire Worcester community in our thoughts and prayers.

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Dear EAW Members,

The first meeting of the EAW House of Delegates will occur on Wednesday, September 25^th 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. [ 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

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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 ]