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Your Negotiated Contract

Does your heart tell you that you should oblige your Superintendent, the Governor and your fellow taxpayers
by considering a 1/2 year pay freeze?

Well, consider this...               

Your MTEA just negotiated a 3 year contract in the midst
of a state financial crisis.  Just last year municipal
employees were furloughed days; people throughout the state were being laid off from their jobs.  All of these
factors were part of our negotiations process. Our salary increases were determined based upon compromises we made to our health benefits.  As you may recall, we were without a contract until January.  Now, only 3 months later we are asked to consider making concessions.
Understand that freezing your salary does not guarantee
the existing teachers will be able to keep their jobs.