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.
Unique holiday traditions can create community across religions and cultures
"In a year full of turmoil, holiday traditions, both religious and secular, can bring peace, [...]
After rejection of ‘innovation’ plan, Charlestown High faces new reckoning
CALL IT THE push-me-pull-you saga of troubled Charlestown High School. One by one, teachers at [...]
Boston risks losing ‘disproportionate’ number of educators of color with city’s vaccine mandate
There's growing concern among union leaders in Boston that a "disproportionate" number of educators of [...]
Boston City Council to consider making School Committee popularly elected body
Boston City Councilors are taking steps toward transitioning the mayoral-appointed policymaking body that oversees Boston [...]
District to intervene at three underperforming Boston schools
Three underperforming Boston schools are slated to undergo a four-month review, a move that could [...]
‘We clearly deserve more’: Boston patrolmen’s union rejects vaccine mandate deal with Wu
The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the largest union representing the city’s law enforcement, on Wednesday [...]
Charlestown High innovation plan voted down
The proposal to close Charlestown High School and open an “innovation school” in the same [...]