Lawn Signs are Sprouting Around Town All Andover Educators have worked since August 31st without a contract. They have poured their passion, expertise, and labor into making a historically difficult year productive and rewarding for Andover students. In return the School Committee and Town Manager have offered disrespectful and regressive compensation packages during contract negotiations. You can show support with a yard sign today! Contact Nick Rand: nicholasrand@hotmail.com We will drop off and pick up signs as needed. … [Read more...]
Andover Educators Show Solidarity with Unit Negotiation Teams
Across Andover Public Schools, Educators Demand Fair Contracts for All AEA Units Did you know, that despite the pandemic and the intense demands on Andover educators to fill the roll of two educators at once- at all levels- that they are working without contracts or fair compensation? The Andover School Committee needs to respect the faculty and staff of APS- Fair Contracts Now! … [Read more...]
Invest in Our Recovery
Andover Black Lives Matter Rally
AEA members stood with students, parents, family members, and the Andover community to protest the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the systemic racism that pervades our nation’s institutions. As union members and educators, we are well aware of these structural inequalities so we cannot merely condemn racism; we must conduct our work on a foundation of anti-racism. The severity of state-sponsored murder of black and brown people shines a spotlight on how much we need to change, but also has the effect of making us focus on bad apples rather than rotten trees. Rami Bridge, … [Read more...]
MVFB Community Fundraiser
Hello AEA Members and Community Members, Please see our Merrimack Valley Food Bank Fundraiser: Andover Education Association For the Common Good … [Read more...]