UTL495 Straight Talk Podcast

As a union local, we have many people working on our members’ behalf. When a member reaches out to our local, one of first people you most likely will speak with is Office Manager, Nancy Giblin. Nan…

Lowell has so many talented and dedicated educators working with our students and families. Today we are privileged to chat with STEM Academy Newcomer teacher, Mariana Athayde.

Mariana Athayde is a ne…

Here in Lowell, Massachusetts, our municipal workers receive health insurance benefits that are procured through the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission.

Last year, as members will remember, the …

We are more than fortunate to have dedicated powerhouses like AFT-MA Director of Organization Brian LaPierre supporting all of us!

One of the most talented and passionate advocates for public educatio…

The United Teachers of Lowell continues to press City and School officials about facilities issues that continue to impact our students and our members. In today’s podcast, Mickie and I update membe…

Public School - and public education - is probably the institution that reaches the most people. This is an area we should all care about.

-Darcie Boyer, LEJA

As a result of the successful “No on 2” Ca…

We continue to hear from our members about facility concerns that impact student and staff health. Despite raising these concerns over and over on behalf of our members and students in the Lowell Pub…

Today, we start a series of December Member Meet-Up podcasts so that you can meet and learn a little about some of the hard-working leaders in the UTL and how they support members. In this episode, w…

In this week’s episode, Episode 21, Mickie and Amy are joined by Lowell Teacher Academy Facilitator Pina Maggio as we take a close look at the Educator Evaluation cycle especially as it applies to th…

Educators know how valuable collaboration can be. As Bartlett School Math/Science teacher Laura Schofield shares

…for me, one of the biggest take-aways was how much collaborating with colleagues keeps…

As our members know, United Teachers of Lowell 495, or UTL represents about 1,700 teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, cafeteria workers, and security guards serving across the Lowell Public Scho…

As accustomed as the Lowell Public Schools are to non-native English Language speakers and their needs, there are special challenges for those students who are newcomers to our schools. Today we have…

A Lowell School Committee agenda item posted for the July 18, 2018 School Committee Meeting caught our attention quickly. Three motions on that meeting’s agenda centered around placing the current Lo…

Here at Podcast Central, we love when members give us ideas for podcasts. Today’s Episode (Number 15!!) is one of those moments when members’ frustration about health care expenses prompted us to rea…

As United Teachers of Lowell 495, we are affiliated with American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts or AFT-MA. There are so many accomplished people supporting members and the work of our union t…

Marti Cohn, Lowell Public Schools Social Studies and Science Coordinator and Patty Myers, STEM District Specialist are not just experts in curriculum, but two of the most supportive administrators/co…

Lowell Public School's has had a commitment to integrating technology into classrooms since the mid-1990s when George Tsapatsaris was Superintendent of Schools and Steve Arnoff was Chief of Informati…

Welcome back to a new school year United Teachers of Lowell Members! We know everyone has been hard at work preparing for the return to school and Fall routines.  We send warm wishes for a great scho…

Lowell has some terrifically talented and enthusiastic educators, and today we are fortunate to speak with Kathryn "Katie"Budinger who works with at-risk 7th and 8th grade students in Lowell's B.R.I.…