Wellesley Educators Association

05/23/2026

Everyone is welcome in Wellesley. To our immigrant families, we see you and will fight for you alongside our Union siblings in the Framingham Teachers Association!

05/22/2026

📢👂 📢 IMPORTANT UPDATE ON RETIREMENTPLUS: We have learned that RetirementPlus will be taken up as a stand-alone bill very soon! We obtained this information through positive discussions and public comments made by several senators, including State Senator Liz Miranda, D-Second Suffolk, who announced: “that there is a clear path to taking up RetirementPlus legislation very soon.”

📰 This is significant news! We thank all MTA members who helped move this issue forward. Without your grassroots advocacy, this progress would not have been possible. We ask that you continue working on this issue and urge your state senator to support a Fair Fix for RetirementPlus.

👏We also give special thanks to State Senator Liz Miranda, whose determination and unwavering advocacy have been invaluable.

✅ Email your state senator: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-your-state-legislator-to-support-retirementplus-enrollment

➡️ Learn more: massteacher.org/retirementplus.

05/22/2026

Let’s get this bill over the finish line. Please thank your senators in emails and express your support for an expedient fix to R+!!

05/21/2026

Gratitude to the Massachusetts State Senate for agreeing to bring RetirementPlus to the floor by the end of the school year. Wellesley deeply needs the budgetary support this bill could bring, as well as fulfilling the State’s promise to ensure a dignified retirement for public servants. This is democracy in action. Please lead by example.

05/21/2026

Please call your state senator now and express support for Amendment 638 to the budget! This can help your town reinvest in public education and support a dignified retirement. Let's go!

Find your legislator by entering your street address, city/town, and ZIP code. Please note that you can only search addresses within Massachusetts, and that not entering the complete street address, city/town, and ZIP code may result in an inaccurate response.

05/20/2026

Senate President Karen E. Spilka. Please systemically support public education with Amendment 638. Wellesley’s budget shortfalls need your help. We need younger educators in the field, and we need to fulfill the promise made to our veteran educators for a dignified retirement!

05/18/2026

Want to save Wellesley nearly $600k a year!?

Please reach out to your state senators and ask them to sign on to the Miranda Amendment (638) as a cosponsor to pass RetirementPlus!

Here’s a template you can use for calls and emails:

“Dear Senator____,

I’m writing to thank you for your continued support for the Fair Fix for RetirementPlus. As a constituent, I’m writing to ask you to please sign on as a cosponsor to senate budget amendment 638 sponsored by Sen Miranda, which will add the Fair Fix language to the Senate budget.

“As you know, this problem with R+ has existed since 2001, and 25 years is long enough. Let’s come together to get this issue fixed by the end of June so that we all have a reason to celebrate as we head into summer vacation and the fall election season.

Thank you again,

Your name”

05/17/2026

What Wonderful Wellesley Workers at Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend!

05/01/2026

WEA representing on the common! Happy May Day and solidarity to all! 💪

05/01/2026

Tomorrow! Join fellow WEA members marching in Wellesley at 4pm or fellow Massachusetts Teachers Association members in Boston at 5pm! Solidarity Forever! Unions for All! ✊

✊ May Day—International Workers’ Day—is tomorrow!

It’s a day grounded in the long legacy of working people organizing for respect, fair pay, and safe working conditions—and a reminder that this work is far from finished.

For union educators, May Day isn’t just something we look back on. It’s an opportunity to stand together, take action, and connect our efforts to a broader movement for justice. Whether you’re heading to a rally, backing a local action, or getting more engaged in your union, this is a moment to step forward.

Looking to get involved or learn more? We’ve pulled together resources to help you dive into the history of May Day and find ways to take action right now.

🔗 Explore the May Day resource library: https://www.massteacher.org/resource-library/may-day