Local News After Mass. Teachers Assoc. labels Israel’s war in Gaza ‘genocidal,’ one local union pushes back The Newton Teachers Association accused the Massachusetts Teachers Association of "antisemitic dog-whistling." Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page in 2022. Carlin Stiehl/The Boston Globe After the Massachusetts Teachers Association approved a motion calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, at least one local teachers union is voicing its displeasure with the motion’s wording. On Dec. 9, the MTA’s Board of Directors approved a motion to “join in solidarity” with other labor unions across America such as the United Automobile Workers in...