Amherst-Pelham Education Association

Work Stoppage at Contracted End Time Across District

Teachers, paraeducators and clerical staff of the Amherst-Pelham Education Association (APEA) walked out of their schools at the end of the contracted work day on Monday, January 9 and held brief rallies outside each of the schools. This is the …

Contract Negotiations

A close examination of the town budget has revealed that there is $8 million in “free cash”– unencumbered funds that could be used for unbudgeted expenses. The union estimates that their call for cost of living increases would not exceed …

Amherst Educators to Confront School Committee

Amherst educators will be taking their demand to negotiate to the Town Council meeting at Amherst Town Hall on Monday, November 7 at 6:45 PM. Union members will wear red as a symbol of “Red for Ed.”symbolizing the need for …

Educators at Rally Put Contract Struggle in Wider Context

For release: The APEA rallied on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday, October 15, putting the fight for a contract in a wider context. Over one hundred attended the rally, including a representative of Amherst Firefighters’ Union, a group of …

Retirement and End of Year Celebration!

Thurs., June 9th 4-6PM at Mill River Recreational Area.

We had a blast last year! 

This year, we honor: Laurie Hickson, Ricci Mastroianni, Cindy Stankeiwicz, Susan Mooring, Ben Peterson, John Keins, Patricia Piekara, Amy Pilger, Lisa Hannahan, Denise Green, Robin …

APEA Spring Solidarity

APEA Says School Committee Offer is a Pay Cut

THE Amherst-Pelham Educators Association said on Thursday that the cost of living adjustment offered by the School Committee, first offered at 2.5% then decreased to 2%, is the equivalent to a …

APEA moving to traditional negotiations

The educator’s union of Amherst-Pelham Schools and the school committee have been involved in a mediated negotiation model called Interest Based Bargaining since mid-December. Both sides found some areas of shared interest. The APEA entered into this bargaining mode with …

Statement on School Committee Report about Principal Departures

Many members of the Amherst-Pelham Regional School staff were concerned by a February 4th article on MassLive that offered one perspective on the reasons for high administrative turnover within the district, and tacitly blamed our school community for creating “unfortunate …