Progress is being made amongst 3 North Shore communities as teacher strike approaches week 2 Boston 25 News [Video]

NORTH SHORE — As the teacher strikes approach the 2nd week, positive progress is being made amongst the 3 North Shore striking communities as contract negotiations continued on Saturday.

The Marblehead School Committee Bargaining Sub-committee announced that a tentative agreement has been reached to create a joint committee with the Marblehead Education Association on school safety. Annie Butkus for the Marblehead School Committee

“This has been an important topic to the Union,” said Annie Butkus of the Marblehead School Committee, “and the Sub-committee hopes today’s momentum will continue and we will get to an agreement soon.”

The sub-committee is continuing meditation throughout the night in hopes of reaching more tentative agreements.

Gloucester school committee also announced a tentative agreement on their Comprehensive Professional Learning Proposal and has begun to put forward proposals for significant wage proposals.

“We know that these are difficult conversations. All of our educators work hard and …