Teachers from three striking unions have gathered on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse to ask lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Maura Healey help them reach a resolution. The educators arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday from Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, three communities north of Boston.
Striking teachers and supporters appeal to Democratic state Sen. Joan Lovely, center left, to help settle the dispute, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in a hallway at the Statehouse in Boston. Striking teachers and supporters, behind, receive instruction Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 from a member of Statehouse security, left, while standing in line to enter the Statehouse in Boston, to appeal to lawmakers for help to settle the dispute. Striking teachers and supporters stand in line Tuesday, Nov.
“It is unacceptable that school has been closed for more than a week in Marblehead, Gloucester and Beverly. I’m urging both parties to reach an agreement as soon as possible for the good of our kids, families, educators and staff,” Healey said Tuesday in a written statement. Ruth Furlong, a special education teacher in Beverly for the past 10 years, said teachers understood that unions would face consequences, but said justice isn’t served by what she called “outright union-busting.”
School officials in Beverly remain optimistic that they can reach a resolution. Students have lost seven days to the job action, Rachael Abell, chair of the Beverly School Committee, said Tuesday.
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