About the ​2023-24 ​Contract ​Campaign
Last year's contract dealt with big issues to get ​schools reopened safely and ensure educators a ​baseline level of respect needed to stay in the job, ​including retroactive pay raises for the past three ​years when they worked under an expired contract. ​In this contract, teachers are focusing on sustained, ​specific support to help make the entire school ​system safer and more responsive to student ​needs. Download our two-page summary of WTU’s ​contract requests here. However, we cannot do ​this alone. We need DCPS to take WTU’s ​#realsolutionsforkids seriously. Yet, it took DCPS
three months after our contract expired to agree to our 1st contract ​negotiations date! DCPS continues to threaten to take away current ​teacher rights from the contract instead of focusing on educational ​issues. On March 22nd., Ward 8 teachers from Anacostia HS and ​Boone Elementary School walked out of school at 3:30PM to protest ​DCPS’ current stance. On March 25th, teachers from Ballou HS, ​Ballou Stay, and Simon ES held their own rally for a new contract ​supported by the talented students from the Ballou HS’ Majestic ​Marching Band & Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White. Teachers ​from across the city are continuing to rally!We will not stop! It’s hard ​to beat a teacher who never gives up!
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Sign our Safe Schools Petition Now!
Invite everyone in your community to sign our
Safe Schools petition now! After signing it, click ​on the social media icons to post the petition to
your social media accounts.
What You Can Do
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Join the Contract Action Team!
To sign up, please register here:
https://shorturl.at/pV269
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Wear Red for Ed on Fridays
Wear red and take a selfie during your ​planning period or lunch break. Post it on ​your social media accounts and email it to ​the WTU: wtuaction@gmail.com
The Washington Teachers' Union
The time is now! Kids Deserve Safe Schools!
wtuaction@wtulocal6.net
(202) 517-1477
1239 Pennsylvania Ave. SE,
Washington, DC 20003