Newton teachers have won through their “illegal” strike almost everything they bargained for.

4 yr contract

• Significantly increased salaries for all aides -with some increases totaling 50%

• Adjustments to salaries for increased cost of living

• Additional social workers at the elementary level

• Additional staff to reduce class sizes at the high school level

• Expanded parental leave (60 days, 45 paid)

• Guaranteed student admittance for non-resident school system staff

• Agreed-upon procedures for educators on directed growth plans

• Adjustments to funding of insurance benefits and healthcare structure

The union will pay the fines in full, all $600k + of them.

The win does come after 11 days of missed school and the Governor threatening binding arbitration. I wonder if she will try to get rid of the law making teacher strikes illegal after this.

Big fat L for kulak NIMBYs who earlier voted to keep taxes low and not raise pay for the teachers. They were caught pulling the ladder from under them. Tough.