Amherst-Pelham Education Association

APEA Statement in Support of LGBTQIA+ and Racial Equity

Extremely harmful and dangerous attacks on public education and marginalized youth are occurring in many states and school districts in the United States, including legal attacks on curricula involving critical race theory and African American history and the histories of …

Investment in Educators is an Investment in this Community

For several years, Amherst School district cost-of-living raises have barely kept up with inflation rates and rising costs of health care. Over time, demands on educators have risen. The profession is more intense than it has ever been. The country …

What to Know About the Contract Negotiations

APEA at School Committee Budget Meeting, 3/2/23.  Click on the right for full article.

  • WE NEED SCHOOL COMMITTEE TO MEET US DIRECTLY! Mediation vs. Direct Negotiation: In mediation, the two parties communicate, indirectly, through a state appointed mediator. There
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Did You Know? (About Negotiations…)

  • The School Committee has put APEA into mediation for months, which means discussion through School Committee’s tax-funded lawyer.

  • Many of their offers are word-for-word what they proposed in November ’22. In traditional, non mediation negotiations, parties are required to make

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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 …