LARGEST K-12 LOCAL IN THE MTA
LARGEST K-12 LOCAL IN THE MTA
About EAW
The Educational Association of Worcester is the largest local of the Massachusetts Teachers Association. We have 3300 members in the following bargaining units: Teachers (Unit A), Administrators (Unit B), Paraeducators, Bus Drivers and Monitors, Parent Liaisons, Therapy Assistant and ESL Tutors. You can find pertinent local, state and federal educational information on this site. The EAW works tirelessly in the fight for educational excellence and opportunity and for the betterment of the professional lives of our members.
Mission Statement
To work for the welfare of school children, the advancement of education and, the improvement of instructional opportunities for all.
To advance the interest of the schools and to raise the standards of the professional and non-instructional personnel.
To form a representative body able to speak with authority for the membership.
To improve the conditions both of professional and non-instructional personnel relative to their employment and to bargain and enter into collective bargaining agreements for the benefit of the members.
To cultivate a spirit of understanding and good will among the membership and the community.
House of Delegates
2023-2024
Office Staff
2022-2025 Board of Directors
As of November 2023
Lauren Hayes
Vocational Chair
Tina Mansfield
Transportation Chair
EAW Committees
- Bylaws:
Drafts & proposes amendments to EAW Bylaws, & assists with interpretation.
- Ballots and Credentials: Oversees voting procedure for elections & contract ratifications.
- Building Committee: Consult with the Board of Directors to make decisions regarding maintenance of the EAW headquarters including the hiring of contractors.
- Community Relations: Builds & maintains relationships between the EAW & the public.
- Contract Action Team(s): Coordinate actions to create leverage during contract negotiations.
- Contract Negotiations (multiple): Strategize for & negotiate new contracts, & meet with CAT teams.
- ESP: Planning & hosting events to support ESPs.
- Ethnic Minority Affairs: Propose & affect ways the EAW can include & empower ethnic minority members. Composed of members of any bargaining unit who identify as an ethnic minority as defined by the NEA.They shall communicate the concerns of ethnic minority members to the Board of Directors & House of Delegates, and design an Annual Minority Involvement Plan to increase minority involvement in the EAW to be presented to the Board of Directors and House of Delegates. They may assist with the election process of the EAW Ethnic Minority Chair.
- Finance: Creates the EAW’s annual budget/report.
- Legislation & Contributions: Study & propose ways EAW can influence state/local decisions in relevant issues. Make decisions on EAW political/charitable contributions & memberships to or with any group other than the MTA or NEA, to be approved by the Board of Directors & the House of Delegates. The committee may collect information to present to the House of Delegates for the purpose of political endorsements and/or administrative appointments, but the authority to make endorsements lies solely in the House of Delegates. Endorsements may not be made by the committee or any member of the Board of Directors, including the President. The House of Delegates will vote on individual candidate/appointment endorsements -- slates may not be considered-- with a ⅔ vote of those present and voting required to make an endorsement. This must occur no later than the House of Delegates meeting prior to the relevant election/appointment. Members of the Board of Directors, including the President, may make their own personal endorsements, provided they explicitly state that their endorsement is not representing the EAW or its members.
- Membership: Organize outreach events & trainings for new & current members.
- Scholarship: Fundraise & administer EAW scholarships for members’ relatives.
- Sick Bank: Review sick bank applications with WPS & determine eligibility.
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