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.
Boston educators seek increased pay and supports in contract negotiations
Excerpt from June 13th article: "The Boston Teachers Union rallied June 5 outside the Bruce [...]
More than 94 percent of Boston city workers vaccinated, as Mayor Wu extends deadline for showing proof of COVID vaccine
The city of Boston will give its workforce one more week to get vaccinated against [...]
Charlestown High has set a pathway to college
Plan to revamp school was not the right idea Re “In Charlestown, the seed for [...]
Firefighters union pushes back against vaccination mandate for Boston’s workforce even as vast majority of members comply
Days before Boston authorities are set to start disciplining unvaccinated municipal workers, opposition to Mayor [...]
Curley School Teacher Receives Educator of the Year Award
A Mary E. Curley School teacher was one of several Boston Public School teachers awarded [...]
‘No Teachers, No Plan’: BPS Students Walk Out in Call for Remote Learning
Scores of Boston Public School students walked out Friday in a call for a temporary [...]
Forced to improvise COVID policies, school nurses are reaching a ‘breaking point’
Every morning before school, Lauren O’Malley-Singh’s heart races as she straps on an N95 mask. [...]