Middletown Township Education Association
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| Type | Teachers Union |
|---|---|
| President | Diane Swaim |
| Location | 569 Highway 36, Middletown Township, New Jersey, USA |
| District | Middletown Township Public School District |
| Website | [1] |
The MTEA (Middletown Township Education Association) is the Middletown Township Teachers Union. The organization is Middletown's local NEA, NJEA MCEA office.
[edit] Teachers Strike
The Middletown School District received national attention in the fall of 2001 when its teachers and secretaries went on strike for the second time in three years. The strike disrupted classes from November 30 to December 7, 2001, and 228 teachers and secretaries were jailed in alphabetical order for violating a court back-to-work order. After the strike, members of the union MTEA successfully lobbied to change the state law to prohibit school boards from imposing a contract on their employees (signed into law July 10, 2003). The union, with over 1,200 members, has elected Diane Swaim president since 1983, and re-elected her most recently in May 2007. There has not been a strike since 2001. The union and board of education amicably settled the current contract (July 1, 2004- June 30, 2007) in April 2004, months before the expiration of the old contract.
