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NB school paras demonstrate once more

Jack Spillane
Mar 17, 2021
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About 50 New Bedford paraprofessionals demonstrated again Tuesday for better pay and working conditions. They say they are seeking to break out of pay that hovers around the minimum wage.

Paraprofessionals and their supporters demonstrating outside the New Bedford school administration building. [ Jack Spillane ]

A demonstrator holds a sign outlining the meager increases to Massachusetts’ minimum wage over the last 10 years. [ Jack Spillane ]

Demonstrators lined up for the length of the school administration building. [ Jack Spillane ]

“Respect" for working women and men is a big part of the demands of the paraprofessionals. Their website includes the statement, “What we do matters.”

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