1stRambo
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Yo, this is your typical "Socialist Movement" to Bankrupt Cities!!! Why do you think Socialist Mayors Love them? They help elect them, with the Mayor making big promises they can`t keep!!!
Seattle teachers to strike on 1st day of school Wednesday
Sep. 8, 2015 9:34 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Teachers in Seattle will walk picket lines Wednesday after last-minute negotiations over wages and other issues failed to avert a strike in Washington state's largest school district.
Members of the Seattle Education Association, which represents about 5,000 teachers, substitutes and support staff, had previously authorized a walkout. School was set to begin Wednesday for 53,000 in Seattle Public Schools — Washington's largest school district.
Both sides remained far apart on several key issues, including pay raises, teacher evaluations and the length of the school day. The union has asked for an 18 percent raise over three years, in addition to a state-approved 3 percent cost-of-living increase. The district's latest wage proposal offers nearly 9 percent over three years.
Seattle parents were scrambling to come up with options ahead of the decision. The city parks department was expanding before- and after-school care programs into all-day offerings because of the strike, and some community centers were also opening their doors.
Seattle isn't the only district facing a teacher labor action. Teachers in Pasco in southeast Washington have voted not to return to the classroom despite a court order to end a strike. In Pasco, teachers decided Monday night to remain on strike, idling 17,000 students on Tuesday in a dispute over pay and curriculum.
Seattle teachers to strike on 1st day of school Wednesday
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Seattle teachers to strike on 1st day of school Wednesday
Sep. 8, 2015 9:34 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — Teachers in Seattle will walk picket lines Wednesday after last-minute negotiations over wages and other issues failed to avert a strike in Washington state's largest school district.
Members of the Seattle Education Association, which represents about 5,000 teachers, substitutes and support staff, had previously authorized a walkout. School was set to begin Wednesday for 53,000 in Seattle Public Schools — Washington's largest school district.
Both sides remained far apart on several key issues, including pay raises, teacher evaluations and the length of the school day. The union has asked for an 18 percent raise over three years, in addition to a state-approved 3 percent cost-of-living increase. The district's latest wage proposal offers nearly 9 percent over three years.
Seattle parents were scrambling to come up with options ahead of the decision. The city parks department was expanding before- and after-school care programs into all-day offerings because of the strike, and some community centers were also opening their doors.
Seattle isn't the only district facing a teacher labor action. Teachers in Pasco in southeast Washington have voted not to return to the classroom despite a court order to end a strike. In Pasco, teachers decided Monday night to remain on strike, idling 17,000 students on Tuesday in a dispute over pay and curriculum.
Seattle teachers to strike on 1st day of school Wednesday
"GTP"