Page 6 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, OCTObER 11, 2024 Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Your local news, sports and Information 24 Hours a Day! Subscribe to The Advocate Online! www.advocatenews.net 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Tues. - Sat. at 4:00 PM Closed Sun. & Mon. Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Tuesdays & Wednesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s Scan & Follow Us on Facebook! Garfield Elementary School T www.810bargrille.com J& • Reliable Mowing Service • Spring & Fall Cleanups • Mulch & Edging • Sod or Seed Lawns • Shrub Planting & Trimming • Water & Sewer Repairs Joe Pierotti, Jr. Abraham Lincoln School housands of North Shore educators voted to begin work-to-rule this week after contract negotiations across four school districts failed to reach new contracts. Educators in Marblehead, Gloucester, Beverly and Revere have S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. Masonry - Asphalt • Brick or Block Steps • Brick or Block Walls • Concrete or Brick Paver Patios & Walkways • Brick Re-Pointing • Asphalt Paving www.JandSlandscape-masonry.com • Senior Discount • Free Estimates • Licensed & Insured 617-389-1490 Designing and Constructing Ideas that are “Grounds for Success” Landscaping all been working under expired contracts since the summer. With contracts now being a month or longer expired, educators are moving towards this public action to raise community awareness of the crisis in their public schools. Educators across the North Shore are fighting for smaller class sizes, paid parental leave, longer lunch and recess time for the youngest learners and a living wage for all staff. This week’s action comes after North Shore educators held walk-ins over the spring to raise awareness for paid parental leave. Entering work-to-rule, educators will cease performing noncustomary duties outside contractual responsibilities. Customary responsibilities include grading, lesson planning and emailing families. Educators plan to cease noncustomary duties one day a week: offering extra help outside of required hours, chaperoning, writing letters of recommendation and other additional voluntary responsibilities outside of the contractual day. The action demonstrates how much educators routinely give beyond what is required of them. Since February, educator unions have had bargaining session after bargaining session, coming to the table prepared and hopeful for meaningful progress. The four educator unions have all voted by SCHOOL | SEE Page 16 ~ GUEST COMMENTARY ~ ‘Our schools are in crisis’ – North Shore educators commence work-to-rule Educator unions across four school districts began their work-to-rule this week amid expired contracts that lapsed over the summer
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