BTU leaders and members are vocal advocates in the media for issues we believe in. Read the stories, statements and releases below to see what our community is up to.
‘Relieved’: Educators wait for Trump administration to release $6 billion in frozen funding
The Education Department announced Friday it will dispense $6 billion in funding it had frozen [...]
Retired Boston employees push for city to approve larger cost of living increase to pension checks
'The city has not increased the COLA base since 2021, when the board raised it [...]
‘May Day. We Love the Constitution.’ Hundreds join worker rally, protest Trump, on Boston Common
'Over 1,000 people rallied on Boston Common Thursday evening for May Day, an international day [...]
Coverage of February 13th, 2025 Standouts
On February 13th, BTU members across the city held standouts to call on the district [...]
That’s not helping our students’: Boston’s cost of living is forcing educators to relocate
BOSTON — Holding signs at some of the busiest intersections of Boston, dozens of educators [...]
Press Coverage of BTU’s January 16th, 2025 Informational Pickets
Boston 25 News Teachers picketing before school January 16, 2025 https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/ivgQ2hXFN43vmm5ZK84cdhmx New England Cable [...]
Boston teachers hold ‘walk-in protests’ at several public schools
Teachers held “walk-in protests” at several public schools in Boston on Thursday morning, the Boston [...]