GEA

Gateway Education Association

GEA – 2026-2027

Last updated: 10/26/26

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   Unit A – Negotiation Committee Has Begun Meeting

Unit A – Your Negotiation Committee has begun meeting to process the feedback we received from the “Feedback Form” we sent out these past weeks.  We will be meeting again early in November to continue processing your responses and honing them into an initial proposal to present to administration.  When negotiations start, we will be posting updates on this site under the “Members Only” drop-down menu, so keep an eye out.  You will need your MTA login to access these updates.  If you need help finding your MTA ID #, email liam.brown1963@gmail.com and I will provide your ID from the MTA site.

We are encouraging members to stay engaged during what we anticipate might be a challenging negotiating season, given ongoing funding cuts and declining enrollment, but we are hopeful.  We will be encouraging members to attend the actual negotiation sessions as silent observers of the process.  This visible sign of engagement from the broader membership helps us demonstrate engagement to administration and can change the tenor of the discussions.

As always, share ideas and ask questions of your Executive Committee and building reps.

Thanks, as always, for your support and solidarity!
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Remember:  Submit Feedback Forms By this Friday (10/16)

If you are a member of Unit A (teachers and professional staff), please remember to add your voice and perspective to the negotiations process this year by completing the “GEA Negotiations Feedback Form” sent to you via home email last week (and again this week).  If you did not receive this, please let Bill Brown know at wbrown@grsd.org.  These forms are due on Friday, October 16th, after which we will start processing them and creating an initial proposal to present to the administration and School Committee team.   Thanks!

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Please Read Your Contract Thoroughly!

Your contract is your first line of protection in the workplace, but only if you know it.  Get to know it!  Notice things you feel should be changed, eliminated, added, etc.  If you are in Unit A or the Food Services unit, we are about to start negotiating your next contract agreement, so now is when you want to review it carefully and share your thoughts with the negotiating committee.

All contracts can be found here: “Gateway Contracts” or under the “Contracts” menu above.

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Looking for Volunteers for the Negotiating Advisory Committee:

The GEA is looking for volunteers to join the Unit A and Food Services “Negotiations Advisory Committee”.  The goal of this committee will be to:

  • Review the feedback from members and use this feedback to develop a starting proposal for negotiations,
  • Meet regularly to assess responses from Administration to our proposals and plot a strategy for moving forward
  • Assess the administration’s offers and determine whether there is a need for union action.

If you are interested in participating and in having a regular voice in the crafting of an initial proposal for our negotiations, please let us know (wbrown@grsd.org) by next week Friday (9/26), and we will add you to the list.  We will be meeting with our MTA rep (Neil Alper) soon.

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