School committees in both communities have argued that these strikes are illegal according to state law. But teachers in both Haverhill and Malden said over the weekend they’ve come to the point where they have no choice.
Stuck in the middle of these stalled negotiations are about 8,000 students in Haverhill and about 6,000 students in Malden, who have no school Monday.
Educators in both districts say the school committees are missing the bigger picture — the districts aren’t paying enough to retain their staff. “We know that we cannot continue going on in the way that we have been because if we continue this way, we will continue to just hemorrhage educators and our students will continue to lose out — our students today and our students for years to come," Malden Education Association President Deb Gesualdo said.The school committees and their representatives argue that it’s not that simple, and they don’t have unlimited budgets.
"We went higher than we were authorized to go because it’s the right thing to do, but there’s only so much that we could do with good faith, if it’s not there, we don’t see it," Malden School Committee Member Adam Weldai said.Unions are planning to picket at schools instead.
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