Salem State professors, librarians to be furloughed
By Nick Stoico and Jeremy C. Fox Globe Correspondent,Updated March 13, 2021, 9:15 p.m.
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Professors and librarians at Salem State University will be furloughed this week, the first of two unpaid weeks off during which they will not be able to perform any work related to their duties at the school, officials confirmed Saturday.
The move follows a lengthy labor dispute between the union representing faculty members as the public university struggles with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and declining enrollment that has forced steep cutbacks and furloughs of other university employees.
Greenfield teachers’ union files unfair labor charge, grievance with district
Greenfield High School’s main entrance. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
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Published: 3/10/2021 6:51:29 PM
GREENFIELD The teachers union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the state Department of Labor Relations alleging the Greenfield School Department is violating the law, and has filed a grievance with the school district alleging contract violations and that teachers have been bullied and fed misinformation.
The Greenfield Education Association (GEA), which represents teachers throughout the Greenfield School Department, said the contract violations “must cease.” According to a written statement released by union President Ann Valentine, GEA has hired a lawyer to explore its pursuit of additional remedies under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Amherst school committees instruct superintendent to plan in-person learning
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Published: 3/4/2021 7:35:46 PM
AMHERST Students throughout the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional schools should have an opportunity to attend school in person starting in April.
The three school committees Wednesday voted unanimously to instruct Superintendent Michael Morris to develop a plan in which “all students who want it” will be able to finish the school year with instruction at the elementary schools, the middle school and the high school.
Allison McDonald, chairwoman of the Amherst and Regional school committees, said the votes restate a commitment to provide the right education for all students and to give parents and guardians the choice of continuing remote instruction, which has been the main method of learning for most students for about a year, or to have their children return to classrooms for the first time since March 2020.
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