Teacher strike closes schools in 3 Massachusetts communities 02:43. GLOUCESTER - Still at a deadlock, 10,000 students in three North Shore communities have classes canceled on Tuesday, as the ...

Teacher strike enters second week in Gloucester, Marblehead and Beverly as schools remain closed 02:15. MARBLEHEAD - School is closed Monday in three Massachusetts communities on the North Shore ...

But the contract that they achieved is a benefit for the entire community."Newton Public Schools is the seventh Massachusetts school district to experience a teacher strike in the last four-plus ...

Students in Newton, Massachusetts, were finally able to return to class on Monday after a historically long teachers union strike that kept the schoolhouse doors shuttered for more than two weeks.

The Newton teachers strike has dragged on into a 10th day of closed schools even though such strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. As a result, the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) owes nearly ...

portland teacher strike cancels school for some 45,000 students A negotiation session between the union and the Andover School Committee led by a state-appointed mediator was scheduled for 2 p.m.

The Haverhill School Committee, along with the Massachusetts Labor Relations Board, issued a request for an injunction against the strike.Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts since state ...

BOSTON — Two of the three striking teacher unions in Massachusetts have been fined for refusing to return to the classroom. Judges on Tuesday imposed fines of $50,000 a day for the unions in ...

Schools in Andover, Massachusetts remained closed Monday as local teachers spent a fourth day on strike, keeping approximately 5,500 students out of school.

Teacher strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. Newton's teachers union racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for a two-week strike in early 2024.

Regarding the Woburn strike, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Maureen Mulligan ruled on Feb. 2 that the Woburn Teachers Association would be fined $40,000 if the strike didn't end that day ...

Thus, both the length of the strike and the fines against the NTA are unprecedented in Massachusetts as of the 21st century. Here’s a breakdown of the issue: What the law says about teacher strikes ...