MEA President statement on COVID vaccine availability for school employees

EAST LANSING — The following can be attributed to MEA President Paula Herbart regarding today’s announcement that preK-12 school employees will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination beginning next Monday:

“This is great news for Michigan students and educators alike. Ensuring our frontline teachers and education support professionals can be vaccinated to protect themselves, their families, and their students is a key step in safely returning to in-person instruction.”

 

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Public invited to MEA’s Tuesday evening art exhibit and reception in East Lansing

EAST LANSING – The public is invited to the Michigan Education Association’s headquarters from 4:30-6 p.m. on Tuesday for an art exhibition and reception to celebrate the winners of the 62nd Michigan Education Association-Michigan Art Education Association Art Acquisitions Purchase Awards. The art exhibition recognizes MEA-member artists working in schools across Michigan, with award categories including […]

by Elena Helmer

Michigan’s Labor Movement Profoundly Disappointed in Gov. Whitmer’s Betrayal of Michigan Workers 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michigan’s labor movement, including the Michigan AFL-CIO, UAW and the Michigan Education Association, issued the following joint statement on Governor Whitmer’s veto of the stalled bills:    “Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s veto of these nine bills, following a long legal battle waged by leaders in her own party, betrays democratic values and abandons […]

by Doug Pratt