Collective Bargaining, Features, Maine Educator Online, News, Summer 23
Local Associations stand up for themselves, despite pushback from school boards More than ever educators are using their collective voice to improve their working conditions and their livelihoods. Members from local unions across the state are banding together for...
Maine Educator Online, Summer 23
The MEA worked hard to pass a law that provides greater protection to school employees when they experience dangerous behaviors from students while working at school. The current law requires the administrator and a union representative to review incidents when...
Maine Educator Online, News, Spring 23
Time to Run with the Wind I can’t believe how time has flown this year! It seems like only yesterday that I was addressing my first in-person MEA RA with the message that MEA is still strong, stable, and solid. Many of you who attended the 2022 MEA RA may remember my...
Maine Educator Online, News, Summer 23
As the academic year has been drawing to a close, the word ‘balance’ seems to keep coming up in various conversations and contexts. Balanced budgets. Balance of power. Catch off balance. Hang in the balance. Strike a balance. Your account balance. A balanced diet....
Features, Maine Educator Online, News, Spring 23
What Needs to Be Done to Tackle the Educator Shortage The root cause of educator dissatisfaction and frustration is a lack of staff, support and respect, and not a perceived inability to manage stress. To prevent an exodus from the profession, MEA believes district...
Maine Educator Online, News, Salary Info, Spring 23
MEA maintains a salary database to better help members understand how educators are paid across Maine. MEA encourages you to use this information as you advocate for wages and benefits in your district. The data on the following pages is based off of contracts...
